Simple question: Who Are You?
As I dive into this question, it’s more complex, or is it!?
I’ve done an exercise that requires looking in the mirror to see what is reflected. At first glance, the physical representation is reflected, a meat suit, if you will. Yet, at any given moment, my body can change, as evident in these nasty hot flashes I’ve been experiencing lately, lol!
I see this current iteration of my body in the mirror, and it has had many versions throughout my lifetime. There was the infant, toddler, adolescent, teen, young adult, and the many iterations of an adult . . .
I’ve come to the understanding that I am not my body!
Let’s dig a little deeper.
I’ve recognized that I can go from laughing to crying, engaged to distracted, inspired to flat, angry, or elation sometimes rather quickly. So, does my persona (who I am) change with each one of these fleeting emotions?
Let’s explore the emotional realm a little more.
I invite you to pause and bring awareness to your inner emotion’s outward projection.
Notice how you currently feel.
Now, take an intentional deep breath into the belly, hold it for a beat, then fully exhale. Do this three times.
What has shifted? Do you still “feel” the way you did before the intentional breath?
Tip: this is how to create a little more space inside your awareness to respond vs react to your outer environment, interactions with others, and even triggers or activations in your system.
What does this have to do with Who am I?
Think about it . . .
Who are you? Do you define yourself by your emotions, like I am depressed, overwhelmed, anxious, etc.? Or what you physically look like?
Guilty! I did this in the past. I defined myself as angry, pissed off, or simply saying I am Cruella Deville!
Yep, for many years, I defined myself by how I felt.
Newsflash: You are more than our emotions!
As we allow emotion to flow through without resisting, we can accept it and finally embrace it with practice.
In conclusion, bear with me here. If I am not my body and I am not my emotions, which are aspects of my experience, then who am I?
Drum roll, please…
I am the one who witnesses these aspects of my outward expression, and I am the constant loving awareness of it all.
Isn’t that so much better than Cruella Deville? However, this perspective has taken a lot of practice, and somatic healing has helped me get to this place of self-love, gratitude, and awareness.
Won’t you join me? I invite you to do the work with me. Attend the next CBQ Session or schedule a FREE Flow session with me. I promise it is worth it!
With love and gratitude,
Bobbi