We are a combination of all the things we take in: television shows, family members, quotes, Facebook rants, news specials, peer pressure, mentors, any situation that has left a lasting imprint on our life.  By cultivating awareness, we begin to understand what is our truth beyond what we take in, so that we may burn away what is false until all that remains is our authentic self.  Without that understanding, we can’t begin to shed the pieces we identify with as who we are, but really is just a piece of something we picked up along the way.

Namaste