When someone ask the question, who are you? How do you answer? Do you answer, my name is _____? Your name is what you are called to identify who your physical being is. Do you answer I am male/female? This is your gender, your physical body structure and mental processing.
When someone ask you, who are you? Do you answer, I am a mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, niece, nephew? This is not who you are. This is your title for your position within the family unit.
Do you answer who you are with: I am an engineer, teacher, mechanic, or an athlete? This is not who you are, this is your employment title, where you perform the duties and responsibilities under this title to become paid and earn a days’ work. Which I would hope many people are following their passions to earn income and their work would not feel like work.
When someone ask you, who are you? Do you respond: I am fat, skinny, tall, short, or I have long hair, short hair, no hair? Again, this is your physical make up. Not who you are.
Who are you? Do you answer: I am a child, adolescent, teenager, young man, young woman, adult, or elderly? This is not who you are. This is your position within your life cycle. In which you should be happy and joyful at whatever stage of your life you are in.
Do you know who you are?
Do you know yourself worth?
Do you know the value of knowing who you are?
Do you know you are not what other people think you are?
Do you know what makes you happy?
Do you know your purpose?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are on your way to a wonderful self discovery. Defining yourself is not based on material possession (cars, homes, etc.) or by how much money you have. Material possessions can be destroyed and regained. Just look at the destruction natural disasters cause. So holding on to material possessions is not worth your life.
Defining who you are is not about the clothing you wear or the hairstyle you have this week. Knowing who you are dives deeper than $100 Nike's or $500 shoes. Knowing who you are is being able to stand in front of the mirror in absolutely nothing and liking what you see.
Defining and understanding yourself is a journey for you and you alone. No one can tell you what path to take or which way you should go. The path of your journey is laid out for you. You just have to ask the question to the one who created you…GOD, the source of all life and creation. No one can walk with you on this journey to yourself discovery. This is a journey for you and GOD alone. GOD is the only one who can guide you to yourself discovery. You just have to trust and Love GOD and know who you are.
I wish you happy traveling on your journey to yourself discovery. Once you arrive there, it is a wonderful thing to know who you are and no one can take that away from you. Welcome to yourself discovery.
