Upside-Down Wisdom #1: Identity

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Upside-Down Wisdom #1: Identity

“I am a (insert label here).”

We say it all the time:

“I’m an introvert.”
“I’m not a morning person.”
“I’m a perfectionist.”
“I have anxiety.”
“I’m the kind of person who needs control.”
“That’s just how I am.”

It sounds like self-awareness.
But it’s not. It’s self-containment.

We’re not describing who we are—we’re describing the thought patterns we’ve gotten used to.
Then we carve them into identity and call them truth.

But here’s the thing:

You’re not a label.
You’re not a fixed point.
You’re not a type of person.

You’re consciousness—fluid, alive, and never actually pinned down by what you believe about yourself.

Here’s today’s Upside-Down Wisdom:
You’re not who you think you are.
You’re the one doing the thinking.