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The Reinvention of Oneself
by Juan Pablo Hernández
fractalenlightenment
There are many things a person is capable of achieving in their life – one of them is the capacity to reinvent our self; to leave behind things that don’t serve us, and embrace those we think as valuable. As opposed to machines who invariably respond as programmed, we can change our behavior at will.
Our past conditions us, but it doesn’t define us. It can leave a strong imprint on certain aspect of our personhood, like our personality or alter our perspective of the world, but its effect is never too strong to impede us from transforming ourselves. Let us grow away from our past, if we wish, and head towards a vision.
We are always more than our past like a system is more than its constituent parts, for we hold the faculty of reinvention. We can always change the outcome of today, for we possess what Eckhart Tolle calls: “The Power of Now”. Our condition in the present time can be characterized as an openness towards how we respond at every moment. This thought is what has led many people to say things such as: “Today is a gift. That’s why it is called the present”. And it truly is! With the ability to re-direct our life towards the ever-branching possibilities, the future is open.
Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/07/the-reinvention-of-oneself.html
