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Article Title: Myself vs Me
Author: Nat Smith
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I recall a short time ago when I was struggling in my position as a business development manager for a company running training for police. Really with a 13 year background in the Australian Federal Police it should have been the easiest thing in the world. But the struggles persisted.
Since I first met my boss we had connected on a real heartfelt level. He pushed and questioned me, all in the name of bringing out the best in me� he just had that knack!
But I recall one day we met and I was feeling dejected. He saw the discomfort in my eyes. He took me by the hand and said �All you have to do is be yourself. That�s why I employed you. I brought you all the way to Dubai from Australia, having only met you once because I loved who YOU are. I want you to just be yourself and that will be enough.�
I freaked� it�s like my whole world was shattering� and in many ways it was!
Instead of it feeling like a ticket to freedom of just being myself, I was imploding in my fear of what that looked like� who was I? I had done so many years of uncovering my true authentic self, but when I was faced with the possibility of being just that, I crumbled. My mind was racing about how I should be �acting� now if I was just myself. It was really strange.
So I sat with it. I pondered the fear of being myself. Of truly not knowing what that looked like in the outside world and how that would be accepted.
Slowly I came to realise I am not the personas I put out to the world. Sure I have a perception of who I think I am� but if all of my roles and perceptions were taken away, who am I?? If all my material possession were taken away, who am I?? Am I still ME?
What if my legs and arms were cut off (extreme yes, but stay with me on this important point!) am I still me? What if my torso was cut in half and removed? Am I still Me?
Yes�. So where does �ME� sit? I am obviously not this body then. So where am �I�??
�I� am something more than all of those things.
Slowly I started to realise I am a feeling. That when I am myself I feel like life itself and I feel the life force flow through the body I simply occupy. It is like I detach from my identity and become something larger than that.
That when I strip out the labels and judgments of who I think I am, all I am left with is a feeling of truth sitting deep inside. That I am IN this world, but not OF this world.
Slowly I am uncovering the truth of who I really am. I see when I resonate at this truth level, I can do so much more than I thought possible; I do not get caught up in the thoughts of limitation on myself or my world.
I tap into the truth... I AM LOVE. And that feels amazing!!
About The Author: Nat Smith is an author, mentor and the co-Publisher of �Into-Me-I-See� Digital Magazine, facilitating the collaboration of many of the world�s leading Conscious Wayseers to share their wisdom and raw life experiences. Please go to http://into-me-i-see-mag.com/ to download all of our issues for FREE.
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Article Title: Myself vs Me
Author: Nat Smith
Word Count: 563
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Format: 64cpl
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I recall a short time ago when I was struggling in my position as a business development manager for a company running training for police. Really with a 13 year background in the Australian Federal Police it should have been the easiest thing in the world. But the struggles persisted.
Since I first met my boss we had connected on a real heartfelt level. He pushed and questioned me, all in the name of bringing out the best in me� he just had that knack!
But I recall one day we met and I was feeling dejected. He saw the discomfort in my eyes. He took me by the hand and said �All you have to do is be yourself. That�s why I employed you. I brought you all the way to Dubai from Australia, having only met you once because I loved who YOU are. I want you to just be yourself and that will be enough.�
I freaked� it�s like my whole world was shattering� and in many ways it was!
Instead of it feeling like a ticket to freedom of just being myself, I was imploding in my fear of what that looked like� who was I? I had done so many years of uncovering my true authentic self, but when I was faced with the possibility of being just that, I crumbled. My mind was racing about how I should be �acting� now if I was just myself. It was really strange.
So I sat with it. I pondered the fear of being myself. Of truly not knowing what that looked like in the outside world and how that would be accepted.
Slowly I came to realise I am not the personas I put out to the world. Sure I have a perception of who I think I am� but if all of my roles and perceptions were taken away, who am I?? If all my material possession were taken away, who am I?? Am I still ME?
What if my legs and arms were cut off (extreme yes, but stay with me on this important point!) am I still me? What if my torso was cut in half and removed? Am I still Me?
Yes�. So where does �ME� sit? I am obviously not this body then. So where am �I�??
�I� am something more than all of those things.
Slowly I started to realise I am a feeling. That when I am myself I feel like life itself and I feel the life force flow through the body I simply occupy. It is like I detach from my identity and become something larger than that.
That when I strip out the labels and judgments of who I think I am, all I am left with is a feeling of truth sitting deep inside. That I am IN this world, but not OF this world.
Slowly I am uncovering the truth of who I really am. I see when I resonate at this truth level, I can do so much more than I thought possible; I do not get caught up in the thoughts of limitation on myself or my world.
I tap into the truth... I AM LOVE. And that feels amazing!!
About The Author: Nat Smith is an author, mentor and the co-Publisher of �Into-Me-I-See� Digital Magazine, facilitating the collaboration of many of the world�s leading Conscious Wayseers to share their wisdom and raw life experiences. Please go to http://into-me-i-see-mag.com/ to download all of our issues for FREE.
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