Who Am I?

Who Am I? - Get Rid of the Ego.

To know who we are, we need to get rid of the ego. It is the ego which gives a false identity; it is this that is ultimately the source of our suffering. To do this we need to be able to be silent. At least silent for some of the time.. Sri Chimnoi

Lorien: Between moments. When we are born, we are allocated a finite number
of seconds. Each tick of the clock slices off a piece of us. Tick
-- a possibility for joy is gone. Tock -- a careless word ends one
path and opens another. Tick tock tick tock -- always running out
of time. Yours is almost used up. You're between seconds lost in
the infinite possibilities between tick and tock. Tick your alive
and tock -- well it was a good life but a short one. Tick tock
tick tock tick tock ... Babylon 5

What defines us and how do we define ourselves. Am I closer to a real me on the milonga dance floor than elsewhere? In life we become conditioned to respond to the people and circumstances around us. Accommodating the incessant but subtle pressures do we lose ourselves(in a bad way) lose who we truly are and recognising that we are lost how do we find our true selves. Something that is truer and deeper than our job; the roles we play, but even on the dance floor we influenced by the space available, the person yo are with; the music someone else has decided to play.

How would you dance if no-one was watching, if you chose the music; if there was no audience and you were alone?

"I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human."

The Invitation Oriah Mountain Dreamer