I find that this exercise is dynamic. My core identity statement evolves over time as I become clearer and clearer about my core identity. This may be the most important exercise of the entire Mental Pilates practice because having clarity about your identity is your most powerful asset when you are caught in the moment of wrestling with fears and doubts.
Just so everyone can relax, this exercise is often quite challenging. That is why we don't start from a blank slate. Start with the Core identity statement provided in the exercise:
I am a Living Being, who repeats biological, societal and psychological patterns. I have inherent needs
and desires; primarily to be secure, nourished, vital and fulfilled. To provide my needs I have the
ability to be aware of my surrounding environment, direct awareness, elicit emotions and form
relationships. My core identity is to oversee the formation of behaviors such that that serve the health
and wellbeing of my inner communities as well as the health and wellbeing of my outer communities.
Let it resonate. Then personalize it, make it your own. Tell people about your experience.
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i need help w/this.......yikes
ReplyDeleteYes, many people do have "stage fright" when it comes to articulating their identity.
ReplyDeleteThat is why I start out with one to reflect upon. While this identity statement doesn't need to be "yours". It is somewhere to start. Take each sentence of this statement and see how it resonates for you.
In the end, we all preform the same function of "gate keepers" letting certain things into our lives and keeping other things out.
What I believe is the closest sentiment to our core identity is that we truly and genuinely wish the best for ourselves, we desire ourselves to be content and to be happy. That "part" of us is the real us. Life comes fast and sometimes we succeed and sometimes we get caught up in a wave of fears and doubt. But the part of us that is the "core" is the part that unconditionally wishes the best outcome for our being....Unconditional love!
Andy