— SPOCK. THE FINAL FRONTIER. 8454.1

Here is the affirmation we all long to make someday, the “place” we all want to be in, the sense of identity that’s beyond physical location, or time, or circumstance.

One ancient spiritual tradition called it gnosis, from the Greek word for “knowing.” It means knowing not only Who We Are, but what our purpose is in the Scheme of Things. It means seeing ourselves not merely as others might describe us, but as The Universe envisions us.

It is a humbling, yet empowering view. Because knowing our place gives us permission to play our unique role to the fullest, while allowing others to play theirs. And like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, our lives suddenly… fit.

The question is, how do we arrive at this place?

The path is different for everyone. And yet the same. It involves what another ancient tradition calls “following your bliss.” The fact is, The Universe wants us to know Who We Are, and what our unique purpose is. And its surest clue is that feeling of lasting fulfillment we get only when we pursue certain kinds of activities and not others—the inner sense that this is The Way and not that.

Which is not to say things will be easy, or that we’ll always be happy. Only that we know it’s worth the effort.

I am a “work-in-progress.” I may not fully know Who I Am right now. But I’m in the process of finding out; I’m on the way to my “place.” And that is enough.

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The above meditation is taken from Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage © 1999-2004, IF Books.

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