[Tension & Renewal - XII]
Are you a firefighter, lawyer, or janitor? That’s not who you are; that’s what you do.
Are you religious or spiritual or not moved by either? That’s not who you are; that’s a title given to a general mass of people, the characteristics of whom you might identify with.
Are you an artist, a socialite, or an athlete? That’s not who you are; that’s a concept—perhaps a self-concept—that your find affinity with.
As soon as we identify with a role, a concept, or a group, we’ve accepted a construct. It is our false-self (even if it is generally positive) and we become a caricature of that false self over time.
Spiritual renewal looks like letting go of the false-self we’ve identified with and embracing the possibility of emerging as something different.
