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Who Do You Think You Are?
Who do you THINK you are? Really?…
When you take a moment and ask yourself that question, it is your identity that provides the answer. How you answer will depend on who you think you are. Your lifestyle and life choices both depend on who you think you are. Is it time to get to know yourself?
If I was asked this question 3 or 4 years ago the answer would have been dramatically different then it is today. In time I have come to see through the illusions of my understanding of myself and my true nature. Now in order for me to describe to you who I am, I must first begin by telling you a bit about who I am not.
My full name is Russell Kirby Small. Interestingly enough yet insignificant, had I been born a girl, my father wanted to name me China… Thank goodness I came through as a boy! Whatever name you have isn’t all that important, because whether in whole, or in part, a name does not describe who you are.
I came into this world on this day, July 10th, just over 30 years ago to an African-American father and a Chinese-Canadian Mother. However, I do not consider my age, race, or birthday to be part of who I truly am.
I was born at 7:00AM on the seventh day (a Sunday back in 1977) of the seventh month, in 1977. One of my favourite numbers is 7 can you guess why? Still, my favourite things do not tell you who I am either.
I am a SAIT graduate in Business Administration Marketing, a Certified Subconscious Restructuring Life Coach, and I’m committed to constantly learning and growing. But yet again, I don’t believe my education is who I am.
I am a fearless fire-walker who has walked barefoot across 1,200 degree burning hot coals. I believe in mind-over-matter and can demonstrate this belief. Still, none of my accomplishments or aspirations will tell you who I truly am.
In love seeing my life coaching clients breakthrough limiting-beliefs. I’m an Entrepreneur who is passionate about developing multiple passive streams of income. But you guessed it, neither my job or my passion can define who I am.
In fact, I don’t believe I am my thoughts, my mind, or my body.. which I bet that leaves most of you wondering, “who does this guy think that he is?” Well many years ago I would be tempted to say I am just another human being trying to experience spiritual enlightenment, but now I believe this to be backwards.
You are looking at me now as a spiritual being having a human experience. As this spiritual being I would like to briefly share with you 3 characteristics that describe the essence of who I am.
1. I am timeless. I come from a source that has existed long before we came to inhibit this Earth. This presence exists simultaneously inside each one of us, and will exist for long after all of us are gone. I’ve always had this inner feeling that time was a man-made illusion, experienced by the mind played to us from the projector screen of our own perceptions and beliefs. The best example of this belief would be a movie I recently watched starring Rachel Weiss and Hugh Jackman called “The Fountain”.
2. The second quality about being a spiritual being is the abundance. I came from a creator that is everything, everywhere, all knowing, all consuming, and every flowing. One of the best quotes that put this concept into perspective was said by Dr. Wayne Dyer “An infinity of forests lies dormant within the dreams of one acorn.” We are a part of this abundance and we can physically manifest it into our lives if we first allow it. I used to tend to focus on scarcity and lack, what I didn’t have and what was missing in my life. I now have come to appreciate all the abundance that surrounds us.
3. The third thing that describes my spiritual nature is that I am a part of ever-lasting change. Change is everywhere and the only constant. For example the cycle of the seasons, the phases of the moon, and the ebb and flow of the tides. I am a part of something that is ever changing. Even the North Pole, the star that for thousands of centuries has pointed North and allowed our explorers to navigate the world will soon be replaced by another star that reflects a more accurate north.
The best identity to develop is always having an attitude about life that is open to anything and attached to nothing. Our emotional tendency to attach judgement based on individual perspective has corrupted our ability to believe we are all one in the same. When you label or judge something we negate it of anything else. Hopefully I’ve given you some food for thought so the next time someone asks you, “who are you”, how will you answer?
The Unforgettable Danger of Erasing Bad Memories
Pill to erase bad memories: Ethical furore over drugs ‘that threaten human identity’
Article source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1145777/Pill-erase-bad-memories-Ethical-furore-drugs-threaten-human-identity.html
A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists.
The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and those whose lives are plagued by hurtful recurrent memories.
But British experts said the breakthrough raises disturbing ethical questions about what makes us human.
They also warned it could have damaging psychological consequences, preventing those who take it from learning from their mistakes.
Dr Daniel Sokol, a lecturer in medical ethics at St George’s, University of London, said: ‘Removing bad memories is not like removing a wart or a mole. It will change our personal identity since who we are is linked to our memories.
‘It may perhaps be beneficial in some cases, but before eradicating memories, we must reflect on the knock-on effects that this will have on individuals, society and our sense of humanity.’
You can read the full article on MailOnline by clicking here.
Russell’s Opinion
What do you think of Neuroscience developing pills that could potentially erase your memory? I don’t know about you, but to me it seems a bit excessive. Sure their are people with phobia’s all around the world that could be cured, but are those irrational fears untreatable by any other means than this pill?
I have heard stories of people being able to have tremendous breakthroughs with their phobia’s simply by taking the time and courage to expose themselves to it. For example, a person who has a phobia of bees is sent into a beehive with clothing. After the initial paralyzing from fear, the patient after time was able to rid their phobia of bees completely.
Of course we can’t expect that this method would work for everybody with any type of phobia. I do however wonder about the true reasons for developing a permanent ”date-rape” drug, this time labelled under the convenience of helping people with phobias and trauma. To me, it is a scary proposition to have a pill that is capable of erasing your memories, good, bad or indifferent.
No this isn’t a conspiracy theory post. Although a person only has to look into our history to predict the future. Humanity so far has an awful track record when it comes to using weapons on each other. We have been proven to use every single weapon that we have conceived on one another. If you look at all the chemical, atomic, and biological weapons ever developed, they all have been tested against the population of this world.
With all this ”phobia” of a New World Order Government it is amazing that we don’t see the separate but related elements that are hurling us towards this fate. Whether it is micro-chipping your children, replacing real money with electronic money, or now using pills to erase memory, these are all technologies who’s potential risk greatly outweighs the benefits. If you do not notice the connections yet, perhaps you will notice the them. All the above elements have on thing in common. Control.
Wake up people. Your time is now. Whether these are sinister solutions with a hidden agenda or genuine gifts meant to help humanity the choice is always yours. You decide what happens by giving your vote, paying your taxes and supplying your attention. You can help by avoiding being distracted 24/7 with nonesense media and entertainment. Everything in life requires moderation. The time is now to moderate what is going on now while we still have the choice.
