Who Am I?

@rawdawg is going to keep this one short n sweet but hopefully it brings some awareness to things which may have never been pondered before in your experience. . .

It is estimated the average human being has between 55,000 and 75,000 thoughts per day and of those thoughts 98% of them are I, ME, MY related, implicitly or explicitly. . .

In other words, most people are always thinking about themselves whether they like it or not. The issue with this is that most people can't answer the question of who they are. . .People can describe themselves with labels such as I am a Dad, or My name is Bob, or of course I know who I am, I'm Bill who was born in Wyoming, and I'm an engineer, with 3 kids and a sex kitten for a wife. . . The Truth is that these answers are not necessarily who you really are. . .

Just for a moment, take a deep breath, and ask yourself the question, Who am I? and see if there is an answer. . .

Tell me if you actually know who you really are. . .

Should be simple enough, right?. . .You are able to tell people how you are Jim with 4 tattoos and you served in Vietnam and you're good at softball etc etc etc, , , but when asking yourself the simple question. . .Who am I? What do you come up with?

If you are ok with the nothing-ness that is present after you ask the question, then you are on to something. .

It would be encouraged that anytime the mind is racing during the day with thoughts about past, future, and the stress of life seems too much to bear. . .Take a deep breath, and ask, Who am I?. . Rest in the empty space of stillness. .

If practiced with persistence and diligence anytime troublesome thoughts arise. . . . .this will set you free.

@rawdawg