24/01/2022
In the words of a dear friend of mine, “Identity Crisis? Yes, please!”
I have made few personal plans during this whole global emergency thing that’s been happening these last few years. Mostly little of note, all part of me being purposeful. But one was a trip. A lifetime trip. One to my own spiritual landing. And today, I would have been on a flight. And then two more to land. And that’s not what’s happening. I’m at my home, in my pajamas, making food in the Instant Pot, went to yoga today. All delightful things, mind you. And today, I’m not in India.
It occurs to me regularly the identities I’m holding In the moment. Things I’ve held as part of me that I’ve used to pinpoint myself. For a long time, it was trauma I had experienced, the survivor, the highly emotional one. Or things that gave me a sense of belonging, healing, journeying - coach, entrepreneur, Conscious one, yogi, person in recovery. Or things that told others who I thought I was - the transformation ju**ie, the self development leader. With the postponement of this trip, I recognized a deeper layer of another identity - the Adventurer! The seeker, the infinitely curious.
I’m not gonna lie, some of these identities weren’t as fun to be with and it’s a regular practice of mine to ask myself, “who would I be without this identity, this idea of myself?” To tune into the me beyond my conceptions of who I think I am is so freeing. But the Adventurer?! In this moment, she’s a damn delight. Possibilities and fun and MAXIMUM freedom. So I’m enjoying and taking my adventurer on some dates. Have any ideas? Favorite spots or quirky, off-the-wall ideas? Drop in the comments below - maybe me and my Adventurer may end up there.