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Last night, I watched this movie called In and Of Itself by Derek Delgaudio. He addressed the meaning of identity, how it is formed, how other people see us, how we see ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He presented it in an extremely interesting way, so if you ever get a chance to watch it, I highly recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you don\u2019t, here\u2019s one part that hit me in my chest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He shared this story about 5 men coming upon this thing, and they really wanted to figure out what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one problem is, all of them are blind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you\u2019ve heard it before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So one of the men was touching one part, and he said, it\u2019s thick on the top, it\u2019s narrow on the bottom, and it\u2019s wet at the end! Oh it\u2019s a snake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other man on the other side said, nope, it\u2019s skinny and narrow, and have hair at the end, it\u2019s a rope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third said, it\u2019s round and thick, and has 4 of them, these are just 4 tree trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next one said, it\u2019s hard and broad on the side, it\u2019s just a wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last man said, it\u2019s thin, flat and leathery, and it\u2019s just flapping around.. it\u2019s a fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you\u2019d heard it before, you know that they were all talking about an elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Derek said, he\u2019s read through all the versions of the story, yet no one ever talk about the perspective of the elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you\u2019re the elephant, just roaming and minding your own business. And then all of a sudden a group of people came up to you and started touching you all over, then they went off to discuss and decide what you are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean sure, they got it right. But they were discussing amongst themselves AND deciding that you are indeed an elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if, you are actually a magical creature, where you did have a snake for a nose, a rope on the back, tree trunks as legs, walls for your sides, and fans for ears\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And instead of seeing you as the magical creature that you are, they tried to CONVINCE YOU THAT YOU ARE JUST AN ELEPHANT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I bursted out crying when I heard that, because that was exactly how I felt for my whole life, other people deciding who I am, who I\u2019m not, what I can do, and what I can\u2019t do\u2026 to the point where I held myself sooo small\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mom saying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not special, you\u2019re not pretty, just ordinary\u2026. Which is a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh you\u2019re not as smart as those people who can do business, their brain switches so fast\u2026 you\u2019re only meant to work for an employer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t sell yourself and make a big deal out of things, because no one would want to be your friend anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One box, one chain, one after another, after another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we were born, our potential are all equal. We can all do extremely amazing things, and extremely terrible things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And along the way, how other people treat us, how we were brought up, and how we think about ourselves, our environment, they all formed how we view ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like a jar of fleas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fleas could jump so high. Yet during this experiment, scientists put a bunch of fleas in a jar with a lid, and overtime, they learned to jump just a little bit lower than the lid so they won\u2019t hurt themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the point where, when the scientists remove the lid, none of them would jump out of the jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And interestingly, their offsprings also did the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was fed those sentences and beliefs, because my parents, my ancestors, had to go through all those hardship\u2026 and in order to protect the next generation from \u201cgetting hurt\u201d, from \u201cgetting disappointed\u201d, they tried to limit us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I cried for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also cried for my mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And my dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for everyone who had come before me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all the trauma they\u2019d gone through, where they passed on their beliefs through our genes, through verbal communication, through their actions, to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AND I want to undo all of them for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my son, for his children, and for their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I AM a magical creature, and I am not going to let other people to tell me that I am JUST an elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And neither are you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because you are also a magical creature, and I see you as who you are.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re ready to let go of the boxes and chains that limit you, I am offering 4 free 1:1 sessions <\/a>to 5 people. I have 2 more spots left! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click to Book now.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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