Who are you when no one is looking?
What do you think about yourself?
What do you project out to others?
The answers to these important questions make up who you think you are. Yet, there is more to you than you may know.
You are a composite not only of the DNA of your ancestry but are the manifestation of the realization of your mission and dharma in this school of life.
What is your personal reason for being alive at this moment in time? Do you know? Do you know who you truly are?
The above diagram shows your Self in the center of your awareness. This is the only place where you can assess yourself, why you are here in the first place, and where you are going.
Notice at the top in the red square it notes your Self Concept. Do you have a healthy Self-Concept of who and what you truly are? You are much more than your accomplishments, regardless of how noteworthy they are. Where do your seemingly random thoughts generate from? Have you ever thought of that?
Have you limited your knowledge based on the thoughts and opinions of others? This can occur in all areas of life. Have you possibly bought into the plans of others without your Self actively personally investigating with critical thinking skills and agreeing that their premise is so? Your questions about all areas of your life will persist until you do.
Growing into a greater knowledge on the left side of this diagram of your Self encompasses much more than the outcomes of the things you think, say, and do. You have a physical and mental effect on everyone and everything around you, including your plants and animals, and other human beings, of course. But have you paused long enough to ponder how powerful this Energy is that animates you, extending way beyond the aura of your Self?
This Energy is the same Energy that feeds the manifestation of your life’s dreams, goals, and wishes. While it is intangible, it is measurable by your belief in your Self to accomplish the most difficult and seemingly impossible tasks.
How do you handle the energetic hits when someone tells you, “No, you can’t do that,” or “You can only do this other thing” when you know full well that you can?
Know that you can do any positive and life-affirming thing that you set your mind to. You are the creator of your own reality. On one hand, you know this to be true. On the other hand, how many times have you caved to someone else’s desires above your own?
Let’s talk about your reputation, how your family perceives you, how your employer and co-workers view you, how you are understood in your social circles. Even these personas do not encompass the totality of who and what you are. You are much more than they perceive. This is the bottom purple section of the above diagram. Keep all these aspects of your Self in focus when you continue on the path of increasing your authentic Self-esteem, Self-confidence, and Self-awareness. This is your Eternal Universal Life Force in action.
What others see are the outcomes, according to their perspective, about your Self. Still, they do not know all there is to know about you. Some people think they know everything about you and put your Self in the box of their own understanding. That is the most any of us can do. Know that you are much more than anyone else’s comprehension of your Self. You can think what others say about your Self does not affect you, but on a subtle level, if they are in your world at all, it can tend to put a chip on your shoulder, making you emotionally guarded and hard-hearted. This is not the proper way to deal with your Self.
Why is that?
What animates your Self is the same Eternal Universal Life Force Energy of all life, including mineral, plant, and animal kingdom life. This Energy follows the laws of science, specifically, the Laws of Thermodynamics, which state that Energy cannot be created, nor destroyed, only changed. Now think of what this means about the same Energy that animates your life.
Astounding, isn’t it? You are a wonder of wonder, life experienced in and through your reality, which can be changed any time you wish to go in a different direction or achieve a different outcome. You are in charge of you, no one else, literally.
So, when you notice your ego attempting to rear its ugly head, forcing you into competitions you would rather not be a part of, creatively design another alternative for your Self is you wish to. You are not pressured to do anything against your inner Self which is a people pleasing trap.
Namaste