To be yourself ...

“To be yourself in a world
that is constantly trying
to make you something else

is the greatest accomplishment.” 

 

The above quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson and it's as true today as it was over a hundred years ago.  Of course, he's talking about being your true self or, as John might say, your first self.  Here's a snippet from a meeting yesterday, when John was speaking once again of being a child of your own heart as being a level of your self that cannot comprehend polarity ...

 

"You see a first self in expression

when you see a baby laugh and smile
- an expression that's pure

and not held together by anything.

Welcome every little touch of that."

 

For sure, being one's true self in this world is no easy task, requiring an on-going process of honest discernment within and a letting go of what's old and no good hanging onto - which reminds me of another great quote from Ralph:

 

 “Finish each day and be done with it.

You have done what you could. 

 Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in;

forget them as soon as you can.

Tomorrow is a new day. 

 You shall begin it serenely

and with too high a spirit

to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

 

Speaking of letting go of what's old feels timely given that we are in the middle of Autumn here; a time when nature shows us just how easy it is to let go.  And the Autumn Seminar begins on Thursday, so let's release what's old and see what's new ...

 

Until next time,

Love,

Shanti