I Am Not An Image

Identifying with our bodies, images and roles is so ingrained in our minds that being introduced to this new way of seeing ourselves is truly mind-blowing.

I am not a body? I am not an image? That's what A Course in Miracles says. It defines us as spirit; as we were created by God. That Self is changeless and still remains, eternally. Anything else is self-made and not really true in reality.

This takes a lot of practice and repetition and working at stepping into this true identity. I have not mastered this, to be honest. But I am open to it and I remind myself often. It actually changes how I see myself, how I see others and I begin to detach from all those seeming roles I have in this life. Mother, wife, coach, minister, woman, etc. I still play these roles but I don't place my worth on how I perceive myself in them that much anymore. As a result I feel more me, less vulnerable. I am not a victim. I am empowered.

The Course continues on this topic to say:

"It is your duty to establish beyond doubt that you are totally unwilling to side with (identify with) anyone's misperceptions of you, including your own."

I can let go of worrying how others misperceive me (or how I misperceive myself); I can remember that I am not vulnerable enough to be hurt by another's misperception. This also applies to the self-image I inherited from my upbringing.

I consistently remind myself that I am as God created me. This is a constant. It doesn't change. Aaaaahhh!!!