Who Do You Think You Are?

As we grow older, more mature, and have more life experience under our belts, we each tend to have a more hardened idea of who we are, what we are and our story about our lives. Every success and every mistake creates a part of that story.  The question is, do we realize that the story is in fact a story? 

The way that we perceive our world isn't necessarily the way life or we actually are.  We have multiple lenses that we view the world through but they don't necessarily mean they represent us accurately.

The question is, who do you think you are? Can you define that story?  Can you tell your story in a minute or less, like an elevator speech?  What are the details of your story and who are the players in the story--who was your perpetrator, your victims, those who have helped or taught you things? Are you on the top of the world, in the pits or somewhere in between.

Maybe it would help if you wrote the story out, with or without details. Now read it. Aloud.  If it makes you cry, get angry, depresses you or hurts, then that is a good indication that it is time to change the story.  You may have some of the details incorrect. Also, you don't have to include details that you don't want to and you can add new choices for your future you.

Don't let anyone cause you to feel like you are stuck in some history, which may or may not tell the entire story.  Usually when we create our stories, we tend to focus on the areas where we got negative and positive information, and some of us focus more on the negative than on the positive.  It is vital to remember that we are not our stories.

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