self vs. Self

This sounds strange to a part of me. "Not leave footprints?! Not make my mark? But... people need to know what I can do!" we might say pridefully.

For me, there is a lingering echo of ego that gets validation out of being known as "a something," a label that used to make me feel very ego-proud (artist, writer, produced playwright, whatever)...

...as opposed to a spiritual being having a human experience.

I would have defended it before. I would have taken umbrage if I thought someone was trying to "take it away from me" (the label) because I had convinced myself it WAS me.

"Let it go."

We hear those words often, but rarely do we let everything go.

What do we have to unburden ourselves with that would make life easier and our spiritual journey more joyful? It might be good - and educational - to take an inventory of the things we believe ourselves to be... and see if we can let them go.

And if we can't let them go today, maybe tomorrow. Or next week or next month.

(Note: I would keep labels like "mother" and "father" because we embrace them with love and joy - unless we indeed do take too much pride in the labels, then maybe we need to look at our relationship to them.)

Then enjoy your freedom!

Edit: I saw this and had to add it.

It makes sense that our ego is trying to get validation and fit in and be accepted and respected... by other people's ideas of who we should be.

Instead, we can let go and let God.

Edit #2: Okay, ONE MORE addition to this topic:

Ego, ego, ego.
Let it go, let it go, let it go.