“Every illusion must crumble when you awaken to who you are,” Ashmi Pathela.  This is the core of why people fear change.  In order to become who we are, we can no longer hold onto the ideas and illusions we created as who we were.  In order to move forward, we have to let go and step into the unknown.  We tell ourselves the stories we have been told.  The beliefs of our families, friends, teachers, religious organizations, work, games/sports, any belief we’ve been exposed to, seep into us every day and impact the beliefs we subscribe to.  It isn’t until we see the reality of who we are that we can move into the life we are meant to have, the life we want.  Becoming is an unbecoming as we’ve talked about, and part of that is also letting go of our own ego.  The illusion that we aren’t seeking an outcome for any reason other than our purpose has to go. This requires total honesty. Getting in touch with purpose isn’t the same as wanting things to go our way. 

We often hold the illusion that we need to be right.  The level of humility needed to move forward is unlike anything else.  People talk about giving it to God or some form of surrender, but the reality is, most people do that with the intention of getting something in return.  True letting go is just that: allowing whatever comes to come.  Understanding we have no control of the outcome.  I’ve often envied those who seem to have the ability to make exactly what they want happen, but I’ve also seen the amount of surrender these people have.  They operate differently.  The goal isn’t to be right, it’s to do what’s right.  We can’t do that if we are only concerned with our personal outcomes or if we are only looking at what impacts us individually. Life is a web and we are all very much connected and have a purpose that is for the greater good of all.  We are meant to share that.

In that regard, the other illusion we need to release is the illusion that we are not worthy to share what we know.  We are here for a purpose and that purpose is impactful whether it is to us as individuals, to our friends and family, and to the world.  Regardless of the immediate impact we see in our world, there is indeed a ripple effect because of that web I mentioned above. The messages we share resonate with one person and slowly make their way to others as that message is shared.  Once we know who we are and what we are capable of, these things no longer come into question, and it is certainly not ego.  We are living with total purpose.  Do not mistake confidence and assurance with ego.  Ego needs to be right where confidence and assurance open the door to learning and improving as we go.  Let go and know that we are worthy and that our honesty is what is going to pave the way.  Living under any other pretense holds us back.  While letting go of what we’ve used to protect us can be terrifying, it is simultaneously the most freeing thing we can do.  Let it go and open up to the wonder of what’s coming on the other side.