Identity vs. Role Play
When was the last time you considered your identity consciously? I mean were you really aware of your self-identity and how you relate to the world? Who are you? Where does the roles you play fit into your identity and where do they separate? These are questions I ask myself regularly so I will share some of my insights. Your experience here will likely be different than mine, but then this is what makes life worth living. Variety is the spice of life.
Breaking down the question “Who are you?” leads to who = person, are = state of being, and you = ??? “You” is a broad term and as we grow spiritually we realize that there is a lot more to “you” than realized. There is the individual you (the self-identity), the roles you play as you (Mother, Daughter, housewife, friend, etc.), the larger you connected through community (teacher, activist, citizen, steward, etc.) and the Universal One you, which is the only “real” you there is. I use “real” loosely here which is why I put it in parenthesis. Perhaps it is “real” which we ultimately seek, but for now we will stick with identity and roles. Using them as the barometer for which we measure these things.
We each play roles constantly and this includes the one you are playing right now as you read this. It is important to clarify the roles in each situation of your life so you may more fully experience who you really are. Wait, is this true? Are you the roles you play? Perhaps the answer lies in context and it is the very Matrix you exist in that determines who you are at that moment. Not to say because you swim in the ocean you are fish, but it does mean you are fish like and the connection to life in the sea is that much more relevant to you. The sea will also inform your actions and vice versa.
I believe life to be circular, meaning who you are informs life and life itself informs who you are; it is a give and take, an ebb and flow! This means that who you are is constantly changing depending on your thoughts and the feedback you get from “the Universe”. Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am”. Does this mean we are our thoughts? Or that it is thought that creates us? Who is this “I”? Most likely you have some idea to your answer to these questions and it is as valid as any I can offer, however since this is my blog I will offer up my answer.
Identity is like an onion with many layers each informing the whole as an aspect of the greater whole, the totality of existence. As one aspect of this totality, Universal Intelligence or “All that is”, I am as I identify, and in each moment this identity takes the form of a role I play. So I am not the role, but the role is who I am at the moment. The role will shift often instantly from one to another and so does my identity from the perspective of the Universe, but not from my own perspective. I see myself as unchanging (often we identify with our body) and so to really know who I am, I must interact with this Universe (other people, nature, etc.). We know ourselves through others; they reflect back the identity I project. This is done through thought, so what you think about yourself determines your identity in this world. To know what this is one must engage life. Looking in the mirror only shows you the exterior form, which is far from who you really are. This is one page in a very long book! In the end the only way to know what is, is to know what isn’t. This is the lesson we are each here to learn in our own way. For more on this scroll to the bottom of this page, http://sequoiablessed.info/page5 and experience the Journey of Love!
Sequoia Elisabeth 🙂
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