One Apple A Day #559 - How do I show up?
Before the challenges of life - the small and personal ones, so close to us to fill up our vision, and the big ones that are shaping the future of humanity - we usually ask ourselves "what can I do?".
What can I do for climate change? What can I do for the dear friend who's going through a tough time? What can I do to be happier with my partner?
All powerful and essential questions without an easy answer. As a result, too often the answer is "nothing". So, I am wondering. What if "what can I do" is the wrong question? What if we turn the direction of our quest inward by asking "Who can I be"?
Or, if you want to make it more practical, then you should ask "How do I show up?".
How do I show up amid climate change? How do I show up for my dear friend who's going through a tough time? How do I show up with my partner?
But be aware, because these are challenging questions. They ask you to look inward, to check your intentions and, above all, you can't use "nothing" as a valid answer. Neither you can postpone the action that comes with the answer. Because this is about your identity, your being.
"The word identity was originally derived from the Latin words essentitas, which means being, and identidem, which means repeatedly. Your identity is literally your repeated beingness." — James Clear
The way you show up here and now, is how you show up every day in everything.