Identity ~ The Journey Within

One of our greatest fights in life is to be who we really are. The fight is because the

world we live in imposes the need for us to comply, which suppresses our ability to

express who we are and what we see as important – as a child we were taught to

comply because we weren’t given the scope to make choices, as teenagers

compliance meant fitting in, and as an adult we’d learned it so well that we lost the passion for living out our identity.

But why is finding our identity important? Why can’t we be happy with complying to

the expectations of others in how we should fit in?

The source for this search for our identity can be found in the deep knowing within

each of us that there is more to us and what we need to be doing in order to meet

what we were put on this earth to do.

Compliance suppresses this – we surrender to it, suppressing ourself to the point

where we don’t believe in ourself enough to speak up for ourself.

As we become more suppressed we lose what we believe to be important for us, so

we get to the point of not believing in anything enough to take control of our lives

‘Fitting in’ will not help you to be who you want to be. ’Fitting in’ is the result of a lack

of self confidence, which means that we are less committed to life than we feel we

should be – because we are not being honest and courageous to express the truth

about ourself. You will never find who you are while you are being dishonest.

How do we break free from the impositions that have been placed on us to find out

identity?

We have to be willing to not just believe in a set of values, but to ‘be’ those values.

Key to our expression of identity will be honesty and accountability. Always be

accountable for what we need to do in this life, but also for how we express ourself.

Another important value is Self belief because that will move you along the path that

is your identity.

Our expression of who we are and what is important to us should never be done with

anger, but through a feeling that you have the power to choose to be who you know

yourself to be.

As we grow, we need to become aware of when we aren’t being honest – how often

do we avoid the truth in order to keep the peace?

Start to work out is who you don’t want to be and who you’re not – which you can tell

by seeing those things that you don’t like in others. You can ask yourself the

following questions and answer them honestly:

 Who am I?

 What do I really want to do?

 What would that mean to me?

 How would that make me feel?

 Who do I want to be by the time I die?

Start by being truthful to yourself, in your thoughts and take very opportunity to

connect with what you’re passionate about. By starting here, you will get to know

who you need to be in order for you live the identity you were meant to.

As you reflect, meditate and think through this, you will become aware of how many

short term constraints will constrict your decisions for being who you want to be

before you die. Anything controlling or constraining your life will reduce you, who you

are and who you want to be – financial, material, work, relationships etc.

Always remember that your dream, or passion cannot be in isolation of others; we

are all connected. So when you take action on your passion, and express what’s true

for you, ask yourself – does it fit with my dream? How does it benefit me? How will it

benefit others?

Because the level of success you have in being you, will be determined by others

wanting to be part of who you are and what you do.

Dream big.

Source: Deep Trance ~ ‘In Search of Myself’

from Leonardo Da Vinci.

Delivered by Deep Trance Medium, Ian Rogers, Director of Sphinx Spiritual. www.sphinxspiritual.com