Labeling ourselves

How would you define yourself and when did we begin to label who we are?

Perhaps it began as a child being told if we were good or bad, pretty, smart, or stupid? People around us would label us and we either accepted those labels or maybe we tried to rebel against them. The question is, how many are still attached to us?

How many words would you use to describe who you are? The words may seem wonderful like a mother or father, a husband or wife, a daughter or son, a successful or lucky person. What happens when one of our "good" labels changes. When you get divorced that good title of a husband becomes exed out and now you are an ex-husband. How quickly the prestige changes.

Are any of these titles or labels "good"? If you are successful and you lose your standing, job, or money what are you now? Did all of your success disappear? What are you left with?

As we look at our labels, how many of them speak to us on a deep soul level? Are we a child once we grow up? Are we a daughter or son once our parents pass? If our parents never cared for us, are we still theirs?

What if we began to realize that we are not, in fact, these labels? These labels may speak to an experience we have had, or are having, but they do not speak to the truth of who we are.

We are not any one thing nor are we an avalanche of things. We have the ability to try on different labels just as we can try on different hats but they are not us, they are just hats.

Are we able to see that these labels are just layers we've added to ourselves that we often believe are actually a part of us, but we have the ability to release them.

If you release the labels and the limitations attached to them everything changes.

Suddenly you are not a good daughter and mother who needs to sacrifice her needs for everyone around you. You are not a failure who got divorced and lost his standing in society. Now, you are just you.

You are a unique soul who came to this life to learn, experience and grow. You wanted challenges and change because that's how you expand and move forward. You never wanted to be labeled because there are no words for your truth. You are completely unique and cannot be categorized.

Can you feel the shift in perspective? Can you begin to see how placing yourself in a box forces you to live in a box?

We need to be mindful of what we believe about ourselves and how we label ourselves. You are more than you can even imagine, and you believe that you could handle every single thing that comes across your path. Even when you think things are unfair and you are being punished, the crazy part is, you actually believe that you can not only get through this, but that you will set the stage for your soul to soar…