On Labels and Identities

Any labels you use to define yourself can become constrictions in the future.

​The problem with defining ourselves by something impermanent, like current circumstances, is that once we are no longer in those circumstances, the label stays, even though it no longer fits. 

We most notice the constriction of our past self-definitions when we feel called to grow into the next version of ourselves. 

Some examples of these labels and identities are: being poor, drinking, smoking, being an underachiever, procrastinator, perfectionist, a victim, misfit, and so on. 

Here are some things to reflect on:

• What past identities and definitions have you outgrown?

• How is that past identity constricting you now?

• What would it be like to let it go?

• What identity are you trying to fit into next?