I AM NOT

I am not just my thoughts.

I am not just my things.

I am not just my experiences.

I am not just my feelings.

I am not just my failures.

I am not just my successes.

I am not just my accomplishments.

I am not just my acquisitions.

I am not just my aspirations.

I am not just my net worth.

I am not just my physical girth.

I am not just my sadness and grief.

I am not just my bad decisions.

I am not just my addictions.

I am not just my shortcomings.

I am not just my setbacks.

I am not just my past.

I am not just my future.

I am not just my relationships.

I am not just my politics.

I am not just this pandemic.

I am not just my opinions.

I am not just my attitudes.

I am not just my prejudices.

I am not just my beliefs.

I am not just my biases.

I am not just my abilities.

I am not just my inabilities.

I am not just what others think of me.

I am not just what I think of me.

Sometimes (for me, daily...at least) we need to stop and press our personal “I AM NOT” reset button. I find this to be especially true in moments like these when we’re dealing with international disasters like Covid-19--as well as intentionally manipulated confusion, fear, doubt, anxiety, angst and egotistical ambitions of others--that blind us to the incredible and inherent beauty of who each of us is, to the magnificence of what it means to be fully human, and to the brave new world of possibilities lying right in front of us even in this very--and evolving--moment.

TODAY.

LET’S GIVE THE WORLD & OURSELVES A GIFT.

LET’S TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE THINK.