{"id":26671,"date":"2011-03-28T20:15:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T00:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/26671\/are\/"},"modified":"2011-03-28T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T00:15:44","slug":"are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/26671\/are\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know Who You Really Are?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDo You Know Who You Really Are?<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nby Reggie Odom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n


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Do you know how special you are, simply because you are?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You are a natural, you are unique. . . one-of-a-kind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We need you since you are the only one of you.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The great dancer and choreographer Martha Graham<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

wrote the following with Agnes deMille:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That is translated through you into action,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And because there is only one of you in all time,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This expression is unique. If you block it,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It will never exist through any other medium<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And will be lost. The world will not have it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Life purpose consists of who you are created to be<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and what you are created to do. We all know that a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

whole lot of \u201cdoing\u201d goes on in life. In fact, many can<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

probably relate well to being a human \u201cdoing.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the busyness of life, it is easy to forget that we are<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

actually human \u201cbeings.\u201d Being is a prerequisite for doing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Let\u2019s go back to the first part of the definition of<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Life Purpose – do you know who you are created to be?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You already are that, even if you\u2019ve forgotten.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s your essence, the core of who you are.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For some people their essence is \u201cwarmth.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For others it might be sparkle, or passion, strength,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

caring, or playfulness. We all have aspects of many<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

qualities. However, there is usually one that stands<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

out above all the rest that is the essence of who we are.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your essence is who you naturally are. I\u2019ll repeat that,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

your essence is who you naturally are. You don\u2019t have<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

to try to be that, it\u2019s not what you think you should be,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

or what others expect you to be. It\u2019s simply who you are<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

when you show up. Being who you are is the most<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

important thing you can do in your life. Your essence<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

may be described with the same word that describes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

someone else\u2019s essence, like \u201cwarmth.\u201d But your<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

expression of it is unique because you are. Have you<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ever heard how the universe claps when you are being<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

who you are? Besides being unique, who you are is<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

magnificent, brilliant. And you don\u2019t have to work at it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You simply have to be it. Imagine being brilliant, naturally.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I love the word brilliance. I love being around people<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

when they are being brilliant, when they are shining,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

which is what happens when people are real, or<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

authentic. I always consider it in the top rung of gifts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Marianne Williamson says that it is our light which<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

most frightens us, not our darkness. Imagine that.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She also says that \u201cwe are born to manifest the glory<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

that is within us. And as we let our light shine, we<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

unconsciously give other people permission to do the same\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You are a natural! You are brilliant! You are magnificent!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Simply by being you. Won\u2019t you let your light shine?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When you are being who you are as you are doing what<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

you do, you will have a brilliant time of it, naturally.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Love & Light,
\n\u2665Angel Love\u2665<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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