Who You Are Not

To Know Who You Are
First Know Who You Are Not

by Sharon Rockey
Inspired by "Living the Magnificent Life" by Win and Bill Sweet

It's easy to be lulled into accepting false notions about who you think you are. It's harder to recognize the truth about who you are not! Here are just a few of the many things You Are Not.




You are Not the face you see in the mirror. You are Not your family name.

You are Not your grades in school, your honors or degrees or any of the knowlege you think you have accumulated.

You are Not your title or office, your position, job or career.

You are Not your car or house, your high-tech equipment and toys. You are Not your bank account.

You are Not your ethnic heritage or religious background, the color of your skin or the accent of your speech.

You are Not your mate's success or failures. You are Not your children's successes or failures.

You are Not your childhood memories or your desire to change the past.

You are Not your identity according to the group, or the opinions of your friends.

You are Not your generation or the music you identify with. You are Not your heroes.

You are Not your clothes, your style, your looks. You are Not your body or your age.

You are Not your addictions or your need to fix anyone else's addictions.

You are Not your opinions or your impressions of people and things.

You are Not your righteous or lofty ideas or your most secret and dark desires.

You are Not your feelings of grief or any of the emotions you have been claiming as your own.

Your are most especially Not the culture's pervasive preoccupation with suffering and fear.

If none of these are you, then Who Are You?