Well, as it turns out binge watching #Netflix can sometimes be educational after all. These 2 lines of dialogue by a villainous character called T-Bag from a series #PrisonBreak stayed in my mind and made me wonder and question so many of my thoughts on my own identity and beliefs.
I limited and constrained myself by identifying with a particular thought, or belief whether my own or someone else’s. It became who I was and there was no scope for growth or change in my life. I avoided, confronted, fought, cried, destroyed just to stay in my self-made prison. With devastating results.
Because in my head I said “this is who I am” or “I am like this only”
Suppose I change the way I spoke to myself and instead of saying “I am so impatient” I was to first ask myself – am I impatient all the time? every time? the answer would be a big NO. So maybe I can say – “I need to become more patient every day” or “I am becoming more patient every day.” Could I possibly break out of this prison I created?
Perhaps I can break the monstrous shackles binding me. To find a way to just be.
