Step Out of the Story of YOU

Stepping out of the story of who I thought I was, and who I thought I NEEDED to be, was the best thing I ever did.

For years, I identified with my job, strived for the things others had, and cared too much about the expectations of others. Those days are gone. And, I can’t even say that I DID anything to step out of those stories. It happened organically when I saw for myself that my stories, all stories, are constructed… And usually, constructed out of fear.

💭 Fear of not being ok.
💭 Fear of not being liked.
💭 Fear of failing.
💭 Fear. Fear. Fear. Fear. Fear.

But why? Because along the way I picked up these stories and they became lodged in my psyche. But once seen through… once really seen and felt, guess what? They dissipate into the ether. 💨

They were never me to begin with. My stories about others were never about them either. All experiences are part of the play of this world.

Sound out there? I thought so too…

That was until I found the courage to really LOOK and SEE my stories. And notice what was operating under the haze. And then, to learn to trust that life will unfold FOR me and not happen TO me.

As Robert Frost wrote:

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I?”
I took the road less traveled by.
And that has made all the difference.”

My road led to this view shown here, and a more expansive view of who I am than I ever thought possible.