by Nancy Horton

Created on: May 20, 2008

Quite simply, if we ask ourselves what we are not, suddenly what we truly are, comes shining through. It is a simple task to ask yourself what you are not; "I am not unkind, evil, greedy, etc.", and most of us can answer this question. But it does require an honest answer in order to uncover the truth of who we are. If we answer this question without complete honesty, we are fooling no one but ourselves. But over all it is a good starting point for identifying who you really are. And quite possibly to make any changes that we realize we are in need of.

But don't confuse your true identity with the ego. And through this careful evaluation of questions, some answers will clearly be ego rather than self. In this case, don't take the ego too seriously. In other words, don't be too hard on yourself. The ego is not who we really are, and I will explain this further. The person who you are is found deep within you. Your deepest, most inner values, and beliefs. The place where you always find peace, even in times of turmoil, especially in times of turmoil. The place where you find hope, and faith in something bigger than you, more powerful than you. However, it is you, that holds this hope, faith, and strength within.

The Ego:

The "ego" is our worst enemy over all, it is the "core" of "all dysfunction" in one's life. It is always easier to point out the ego in others rather than ourselves; however, at times we realize that it is our very own ego that is what "we allow" to drive us through life, and often times it will bring additional frustration or suffering of some kind. Developed at a very young age, this ego becomes a part of us, or what most of us consider to "be our identity", but really ego is simply "thoughts of the mind" and that is all; and our "real self" is far deeper than that of the ego. The ego is judgmental, jealous, conceited, unsatisfied, seeks power, and so on. It struggles to fight against anything that comes it's way to justify itself, and ultimately...to "win at any cost".

The Spirit, or true identity:

The real part of who we are is found when we look deep inside "without thinking or allowing ego to take part", and we discover that there is something there that is always at peace regardless of any opposing things that come our way. And it is at this place where a person turns to in order to reconcile with any problems that they may be facing at the time. And yes, this is your spirit, your authentic self, your identity, the part of you that is eternal

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