Knowing Thyself is an Act

A way I retreat from the things of which I’m scared is that I over-study. I over-read. I over-intellectualize.

I know it’s an “over” because even after doing those things that I love, I’m left feeling mentally and physically unstable. Even if it’s subtle. Like good, but not great. I could still find something to complain out in the moments. I’m cautious of happiness and elation.

What I’m scared of? Knowing myself, truly. Because I’ve come to realize, to Know Thyself is through Action.

My way forward, towards what scares me, and therefore into true transformation and the breaking free of my spirit, is to Know Myself through Action. And not mindless actions. That’s why I’m capitalizing the word Actions. These Actions are of the Highest Self and do not follow the drift of entropy and separation.

Reading, studying, thinking about who I am… it’s all theory until it’s tested out there. Writing this blog is one of my Actions because to be honest, I’d rather read someone else’s well-written and inspiring blog post. My lower self tells me that writing my own prose is useless and not worth the effort. My Highest Self calls bullshit–this takes effort and when it’s done, it feels whole because it has expressed Me.

We are all walking verbs. Everything we say and do write our stories. To Know Thyself is to take Action that expresses how you want life to be.