Not knowing who we are….
Nothing feels more hopeless on times does it?
Like a lack of meaning, direction or just plain and simple a lack of IDENTITY
Many folks speak to us after a life altering event of some form
Coming to Unbreakable through loss of a loved one, a job, a relationship, a role in life like carer of parent
Or like I said before.
A loss of IDENTITY
And what usually follows is that statement
‘I don’t know who I am anymore’
Of course it doesn’t take a big incident sometimes we can get wander through decades before wondering
‘Who am I these days?’
We may utter words like
‘I need to find myself’
And yet finding ourselves seems so passive, like we are waiting to be
told who we are
We always flip that on its head in Unbreakable and get asking the question
‘Who do you want to BE?’
There is a stoic quote that says
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
I like it – Because very often we are waiting for permission to create our identity
When really our identity is no different to our clothes
Something we can wear until WE want to upgrade it and decide WHAT one to wear now
So if you find yourself asking who you are, maybe ask who you want to be..
Build from there
It’s a far better position to be in
Si
