"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tsu
It is very difficult to let go of who you are. You have a history that is very hard for you to ignore. You have a self-image which has been burnt into your brain from countless repetitions, either by someone else or by yourself. You assume you must be the person your parents, teachers, and other important people in your life have said you were when you still beleived they knew everything about you. You continue to look for people, ideas, and conditions that support that self-image. And you find them.
But when you cling to a certain self-image, it blocks the possibility of other and quite possibly more useful ones. Who else might you be? More importantly, who else would you want to be? And most importantly, why not? We have the capacity to be just about anyone we want, if we will only clear the way by giving up our idea of who we are and allowing other options to develop.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Have you ever thought about all the things and ideas you need to carry around with you in order to be the person you think you are. Wouldn't it be nice to just drop all that; to abandon the pretense. When you clear the clutter, you give the space for something new to develop and grow. Something better. Something that supports the person you were really meant to be.
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It's so true what you've just said, Tracy. We are made up of code like that of a website like 174.132.0.1 and that's you! We are loaded with data, god & bad, which is what makes us what and whom we are.
The good news is though that if you aren't doing what you want to do, or not getting where you want to go, you CAN change! It is more difficult, the longer you've been wallowing in the mud, to get out of your current mode.
Reading self-help books, listening to experts in the self-help trade, & perhaps a public-speaking course will all help us get where we "want" to go.
The key is though that it takes effort. And it does get easier with time. Find yourself a friend and mentor, and "Just Do It"!
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