Who am I?

The search for who you are is like a process of elimination. When you finally muster up the courage to ask the question, in order to find that out, it helps to identify who you are not.

Here are some. Feel free to add more.

• You are not your stories.
• You are not your archetypes.
• You are not your job.
• You are not your money.
• You are not your possessions.
• You are not your social status.
• You are not your education.
• You are not your relationships.
• You are not your children.
• You are not your beliefs.
• You are not your values.
• You are not your expectations.
• You are not your past.
• You are not your roles.
• You are not your behaviours.
• You are not your thoughts.
• You are not your emotions.
• You are not your strengths.
• You are not your weaknesses.
• You are not your judgments.
• You are not your body.
• You are not your heart.
• You are not your mind.
• You are not your soul.
• You are not even your spirit…

You experience these things. They are not who you are. They may enhance the experience of life, or they may detract from it, but they are not who you are, and just because these things are not who you are, doesn’t mean that you must get rid of them.

On the contrary. You’re meant to master all the things that you’re not. You’re meant to take charge of them and manage them appropriately. This is what spiritual teachers mean when they talk about detachment.

When you separate yourself from what you are not, and then learn to master those things, you will find yourself at one with who you really are.