Who Am I? 1.1

Blog Posted by Jim Fish: 10/27/2009 8:27:00 PM

At some time in our lives, we all have asked ourselves, "Who am I"?  But, have you ever followed the path of the question's solution to fruition? What I've ascertained in my fifty-seven years seems simple to me but very removed from what others seem to have concluded. The genesis of who we are occurs during the early, formative years of life when we become aware of an entity within. The entity, or personality, perpetually evolves until the physical body no longer supports it. While the body provides certain tangible elements of our identity, more accurately it is the vessel or means of transportation motivated by and under the control of the personality. The thoughts, ideas and beliefs regarding our traits and the parameters in which we function occupy the portion of our belief system (paradigm) reserved for our personality. Here is where all our beliefs about who and what we are can be found - our 'self', our virtues and morality, or lack thereof. So, we are spirits having a human experience? What are the holes in this theory? How would you follow this? Next week I'm gonna be exploring how we broaden and share our belief systems.

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Simone
Segal

Date: 10/29/2009 3:37:00 AM

I loved reading this, this subject is what I'm all about! please could you have a look at my poetry and let me know your thoughts, thank you, love Simone Segal.

Carol Sunshine
Brown

Date: 10/29/2009 3:21:00 AM

Yes Jim I think your last line just might say it all. I will be back to read your new blog when posted. Love, Carol

Jim
Fish

Date: 10/28/2009 5:55:00 PM

Iolanda: The spirit of Texas is multicultural and multilingual. It casts a much broader shadow than Texas itself. You sound like a neat person. Corinne: So sorry to hear about your loss. Know that my prayers accompany this post and hope you find peace as you deal with your grief. I believe that when the brain can no longer project the thought processes, they reside with the spirit which is always connected with God anyway. Carrie: I can see that you and I could have some very interesting discussions. Ozona is a town of about 2500 great people but I can't seem to engage a soul in anything but the price of cattle, oil, gas or when it's gonna rain next. I believe God is life and love and we are always connected. I think some of us are just stronger 'droplets' than others in the ocean of the life force (or something like that). I really haven't got it all figured out yet but I sure a-workin' at it. Thanks to all three of you... ~<><

Carrie
Richards

Date: 10/28/2009 12:04:00 PM

I have re-read your bio, Jim, and I like the spirit that you are and the spirit that you share. Who are we....?? That is the big question, and what I read in your own bio...tells me who you are. You are more than a hard worker, poet, husband, father, grandfather...it tells me of what is important in your life. And that alone, tells a me a multitude of things about you. So in other words...I believe that who we are, consists of what we value, what is important to us as people...not our outer appearance, the shell of our body, but our spirit, soul...the part that does not die...the mark we leave behind, can be either positive or negative, perhaps these things live on in memory alone...but spirits do live on. Great blog for discussion!! ~ Carrie

Corinne
Curcio

Date: 10/28/2009 3:57:00 AM

My mother passed away yesterday. Her death put me in mind of my father's, when he died 7 years earlier. He suffered from Alzheimers. His memory slowly destroyed - I saw more and more of him disappearing each time I was with him. Not just memories, but facets of personality were twisted, then tossed away. Are memories the person? Is the brain the person? Still, there seemed to be a very small vestige of "him" even at the end.

Iolanda
Scripca

Date: 10/27/2009 9:44:00 PM

Hi Jim. I like your biography. We just drove through Texas in July (for the first time) but did not have too much time to feel its spirit. I love horses although I am a city "girl". Who am I? I'm freedom, love, morality, nature, kindness, elegance...ageless. Iolanda

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