Who are you?

In a meditation I found myself walking through nature… As I came to an opening in the forest, I was met by a Being, radiant in light. At first the light seemed to be brilliantly white, yet in the light where all the colors of the rainbow… This Being and I looked each other in the eyes, and I could see and feel its wisdom… Then this Being asked me: “Who are you?”

That question immediately brought me back into my day-to-day reality…

Who am I?

Am I that part of me that I present when I am working? Or rather that part of me that my family knows so well? Am I totally and truly myself when I am in my own environment? Am I the person others are expecting me to be?

And if I would meet my Self, would I recognize myself?

Apparently not (…)

In this point in time, the question: “Who are you?” is becoming more and more important.

It seems perhaps even more important than ever before, to truly know ourselves. To know the reality of who we are. Not just of that part of ourselves that we show the world around us, but especially our authentic selves…

Yet, it seems that this question: “Who are you?” is not as easily answered as it may have seemed. Often it gives rise to more questions than answers. Questions like:

• Am I living my life according to my personal truth, or rather according the ‘family truth’ or even ‘cultural truth’ that I grew up with?
• Are my wishes and desires truly for those things that will enrich every aspect of my life, or are they a reflection of the wishes and desires my parents had?
• Am I living my life according to what others are expecting of me, or do I walk my own, personal path? Do I perhaps feel guilty when I choose to walk my own path, and if so, why would I feel that way?
• Do I feel empowered, or does it seem like everything in my life is ‘happening to me’?
• Do I trust myself and my energy to such extend that I have a rock solid inner knowing that I will choose the right path every step of the way?

As our clarity grows as to how we would answer these questions, we will find that we start knowing ourselves better. We are more likely to create a life for ourselves where we are truly walking our own personal path without carrying the burdens from ‘the past’ — independent of what ‘the past’ means to us, or how we would define ‘the past’ in this context — and the easier it becomes to express ourselves. As we get to know ourselves better, making the right decisions and choices becomes more effortless.

As a result, knowing ourselves will make us more productive in our endeavors, while chances are we will experience less stress as we are living our lives…

Especially at this point in time it is becoming ever more important to answer that one simple question…

“Who are you?”