Who am I? Am I just this body?
When I look into the mirror, what am I looking at? Is that me? Is there more to me than my physical image?
My body is very real, I'm aware of it's shape and size, it's appearance, it's state of health, how it feels sitting in this chair. But who am I?
When I introduce myself to others, how do I let them know who I am? I may start with my name, my occupation, my relationships, my age, my address, and other descriptions about my life.
But these are all physical things. These are all external descriptions of me. Is there more to me than this?
Who am I?
As I think about my identity, I am aware of my memories, my experiences in life, the things I have done, and the things that have been done to me.
The people who have affected me, the places and the events that have influenced me. These are all part of my inner world, my inner identity. All my experiences and interactions have shaped my personality and give rise to my thoughts and feelings.
I ask myself, is there still a deeper aspect to my identity? Is there an eternal part of me, that is unaffected by relationships and the world around me. What is my spiritual identity. Who am I?
My spiritual identity, my eternal identity, is soul. I am soul.
A being of energy. My appearance is like a tiny star. A radiant being of pure energy. A spiritual being, giving life to this physical body.
I imagine how I would look separate from my body. I picture myself as a being of light, like a star, a tiny star, like the stars in the night sky. The stars in the sky are enormous worlds, so far away from us, that they seem like tiny sparkling points in the night sky.
There is an enormous world that makes up who I am, but that is all contained within a tiny tiny star.
I imagine myself free from all the influences of my daily life for a moment. Floating. Free, as a star. Pure, vibrant, radiant energy.
Away from the influences of my life, who am I?
I am a being of peace.
When I look at the stars in the night sky, I feel a sense of peace and tranquility. My spiritual identity is soul, and the nature of soul, is peace.
Not just a momentary absence of disturbances, but a very real, and permanent peace. Within my nature of peace, I also find love.
Not the temporary love of passing phases, but a deep sense of self respect and compassion. I reconnect with my spiritual identity, with my true nature of peace, and love.
When I forget who I really am, when I'm caught up in the world and its events, the roles and responsibilities that make up my daily life. Then from time to time, I am separated from my true self, and I forget my nature of peace and love.
I will remember, consciously, that I am a spiritual being. This is my real identity, my eternal identity. It feels good to be in peace.
The more I get to know my spiritual self in solitude, the more I can be myself when there are others around. The more I appreciate who I am, the easier it is to see others for who they are. Each one of us, a unique being. Each one of us worthy of being alive. Each of us, a spiritual being, doing our best to face the challenges of life in the physical world.
I will come again soon, to this inner solitude in my true identity. Gently, I sense that I am sitting inside this body. My energy returns, and I know who I am.
- Carmen Warrington -
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