Spiritual Grit Ep 106 - What Imprisons Your True Self?
“Being human has unexpected turns, it has surprises and perfection does not exist” -Leslieann Hobayan
In this episode, I shared how the adults around me told me how to act “appropriately” or behave properly. Little girls didn’t sit with their legs spread or play with boys in the dirt. Anytime I did something “wrong”, I was punished. As a result, my authentic self was suppressed. Growing up as a kid of Asian immigrants, my true self was beaten down into hiding. I obeyed everything they told me to do out of fear. But my authentic self couldn’t stay contained –and chances are, yours can’t either. I found ways to escape the boxes of prim-and-proper through journaling, writing poetry, and small, sometimes unnoticeable rebellious acts. And then my divine self couldn’t take it anymore and bust out of the prison created by ego!
What’s my secret? Take a listen on how you too can shed the prison of other people’s expectations and step into who you already are.
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Today’s poems/ Books / Oracle mentioned:
- “Dropping Keys” by Hafiz
- “The Same Santan” by Hafiz