One of The Most Misused Sayings in the World!

How does one be themselves? How does one find their destiny in life? The path that they desire to walk and which will lead them to their dream of the "good" life?

Many people will give advice like, "follow your heart." "Be yourself." But these vague answers offer little clarity to a very real problem of who the hell are you!?

I love the language that ginormousBuddha uses here in his tweet "Who we think we are- is just a momentary snapshot of identity."

I can't imagine a better way of saying who we are... We are constantly evolving and constantly be morphed and expanded and contracted by the experiences, situations and people around us.

You know that saying, "you are the sum of the 6 people closest to you"?

This is very closely related to that. The experiences and people around you will constantly serve to change who you are as a person - the fundamental ways in which you think, speak and act.

I've talked several times about becoming a true observer of your own thoughts. That idea comes into play as well. If you want to listen to your true voice and your true identity, then you need to be an observer of your thoughts and actions.

Without becoming an observer, you may never realize why you do what you do and you may never catch a glimpse of the snapshot of who you are...

The people that tend to make the best decisions in their quest for the good life are the ones who consistently observe their own thoughts and thus, consistently catch a glimpse of their "true self snapshot"... Today you may know who you are, but tomorrow is uncertain. Something could happen that could completely change your sense of self.

Observation and adaptation. Practice these skills in your quest for the good life!