Remembering Who We Are
Aquarius Magazine, 2015
In the search to rediscover who we are, maybe we begin with who and what we are not. When coming to this planet and incarnating into a human form, we are automatically given false labels. We are defined by gender, ethnicity, and molded by the inherited belief structure and system that imposes more limitations on who we are. Our environment shapes us and leads us to believe that this is a true representation of who we are. However, we must transcend these society-conditioned concepts and characteristics to find our true selves. What are your hobbies and interests? How do you know they represent your authentic, divine self? Would you have these interests if your environment never exposed you to them or cultivated your interests? Children often take on the interests and direction of their parents to be accepted or included. They absorb these culturally-conditioned characteristics and forget who they really are. This constructed identity takes the place of the authentic self and the passions and yearning of the soul fade away to a dormant place in the heart.
So who are we, really? By dissolving way and releasing the conditioned, “false identity”- what society has led us to believe we are – we realize that all of us are the exact same: a growing soul adventuring in this human experience. We are all just this – innocent souls of light. We are all here for a reason; whether it is to teach, to learn, to grow… we are all students. We are all educators. We are here fulfilling some purpose, some reason. Nobody simply “occupies space.” Further, we create our own reality. We are a product of our thoughts, which are a function of our conscious and subconscious mind
Part of the reason we are here is to come to the awareness that we are actually here. Many people simply breathe and die, never grasping that their time here on earth is a temporary state in a much longer journey. These are the people who have taken on the false, conditioned self as all there is and all that they will be. They have forgotten about their soul – the divine self. They rarely venture inside their gut feeling and their hearts. They follow the mind and its false assumptions. This leads them to the “dark” portion of the human experience, lost in the cobwebs of the mind. But they do not see that the darkness is the mind, and the soul is the genial sun, the light waiting to emerge and bring them to a new and brighter day.
How can we break free from the egoic mind? Remember we are all one – all the same and all connected. Occupying a human body is not an easy journey. We must constantly remember that this is all temporary, and we should make the most of our time here. Service to other puts us in a naturally ego-less state. It brings us closer to Source. For service to other is service to self, and vice versa. Love is the binding force of the universe. Love is the path to help us recall who we really are – beings of light. We can be of service to other by radiating love and spreading positivity! We should follow our passions and not make life a competition. Finally, we should look at everyone as a reflection of us, and send them light and positive, loving vibes.
(March 29th, 2015)
