How do you describe yourself when someone asks who you are? Do you describe yourself by race, gender, or career choice? If you are in the right circumstances, do you proclaim that “I AM SOURCE”? For me, it sorta depends on who is asking and how cheeky I am feeling. I don’t normally use the physical descriptions of myself but I tend to say that I am a spiritual counselor. When I am having some fun, I might say that I am a Reiki Master with a Masters of Taxation who is also a Master Scuba Diver.
Today, Spirit is guiding us to do some introspection to determine our “whatness.” What? What is our “whatness”? The definition of “whatness” is: noun – That which constitutes the fundamental nature of a thing: the essence or inherent quality.
What is our essence or inherent quality? Is your essence or inherent quality more aspirational than something you know without a doubt? I mean – I know I am a Reiki Master, a Master of Taxation and a Master Scuba Diver. I know these things because I have a piece of paper that says I am each of these. But what about my true essence or my inherent quality that might not fit on a certificate or that does not have a skill set to determine if I am proficient? What of the quality or essence that I didn’t need to earn or go to school for? That is the whatness I want to show the world and I want to be recognized as.
I was watching a television show once where someone asked a new parent, “what do you want your child be when they grow up?” The parent said, “kind.” That is the type of whatness Spirit wants us to contemplate being our truth.
Take a few minutes to center yourself and determine your whatness. You can use this whatness to be your guiding principle. When it is unclear what your next action step is, you can come back to your whatness to determine if the action step takes you closer to fulfilling your whatness, to being true to your whatness, or further from your whatness. If it takes you further from your whatness, you can ask to clear why you might want to take the action step, or you might want to clear the reasons and causes you desire to take that action step.
Also, you can use your whatness as a resonance or focal point for a meditation. Allow yourself to know your true whatness and to know yourself as Source.
I AM SOURCE
Lori
Gratitude to Gerd Altmann for the image above.