Who are you?

Who are you?  That’s a question that we’re not asked very often, because one would assume that we know who we are.  I am Karsten.  But who is Karsten?  I was listening to a podcast which featured Iyanla Vanzant, a very prominent spiritual guide.  In this podcast she stated “When we don’t know who we are, we don’t know what we want.” 

Everything that we desire and hope for can be traced back to us.  What is it that makes you uniquely you?  After everything is said and done, who are you?  Who is the person staring at you in the mirror?  What do you want from life?  Who are you?  When the dust settles, and we remove all the superficial and material things, jobs and profession, housing, clothing, significant or insignificant others, the cares of life: What’s left?  Who are you?

It’s hard not to know who you are, if you don’t realize whose you are.  But in case you’ve forgotten, let me remind you whose you are and to whom you belong.  You are a child of the light, made and fashioned in the image of the Almighty, you were born to live at this moment and in this time.  You are the salt of the earth, you are what gives your immediate environment its savor.  You are an instrument of peace, although you may be marred and broken hearted.  Beloved, you are you and only you can be the best YOU that you can be.  Embrace you, celebrate you, love you.   Who are you?

Peace,
Karsten