Don't you love how we had to add "not mine" in parenthesis? That we need to be reminded that my will is not God's will? I wouldn't have been surprised if Bill had added "you idiot" in parenthesis at the end of the sentence to top things off.
I also have to remember that I need to be true to myself while being of maximum service to others. I'm not going to be helpful if I'm not authentic. Here's the Toltec's take: "We often project an image, or an identity, of how we want other people to see us in the world. We use these images or identities to help us relate to other people while understanding deep down that they are not the real us. So we can assume these identities to be helpful with the full knowledge that we can discard them when they're no longer needed. So, for instance, we don't try to fit into our loved ones' ideas of who we should be because when we don't meet these standards, or standards that we've set for ourselves, that are projected onto us then we end up rejecting ourselves."
The power of the Authentic Self. Man, o man.
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