There are many parts that make up you. Theres the Musical You, the Friendly You, the Amazing You, the Genius You, the Calm You, the Peaceful You, and many more parts that make up who you are much like an identity check list: All round good guy/gal part check
Uniquely amazing you part check
Witty and intelligent part check
Lovable and charming part check
Moody and indecisive part who me'? Never?
Selfish and greedy part not me! Never?
Self opinionated Nope, not me! Never? We all have wonderful attributes; we also have parts not so wonderful which wed rather keep hidden but really, its okay to acknowledge we have both. Theres a part of me thats greedy. I can be greedy and thirsty for knowledge. On the flip side I will give away this knowledge to others. In a nutshell, theres a part of me that really wants it and another part that gives it away. Sometimes we have infighting between parts because one wants to do one thing and the other part wants to do the opposite, much like a tug of war. An example is when you hear yourself or someone else say A part of me would really love to move on but then again a part of me would rather I stay or Theres a part of me that loves what money can bring but theres another part that says its not important. Eventually we can become indecisive, apathetic, confused or frustrated, to name a few. If a win/win negotiation becomes lose/lose our parts will slowly begin to separate from our true self. Imagine for a moment a plump juicy, untouched mandarin. With the mandarins segments still deliciously intact and protected by its shiny, orange outer skin, its whole. Now imagine that these segments are the mandarins parts or aspects if you like. Once peeled and a segment is broken off it then becomes separate from its original form. Very much like our parts when they separate. The difference is we can reclaim ours - the mandarin simply gets eaten. Something Fun to Do If youve havent given much thought to how many sides of you there are, maybe youd like to try the following exercise. You can do this as a group or as something private and only for you. Heres what you do: *Pencil in approximately one hour of Me Time in your diary for the weekend, a day off, or after working hours and find yourself an area where youll be undisturbed. *Get some A4 coloured sheets of paper, coloured pencils/textas/crayons, scissors, glue, and a large sheet of white card paper, and anything else you might like to include. *Get into the Zone by spending some time in quiet contemplation before you start. *When youre ready - write on your coloured sheets of paper the parts of you that you discover. Some examples might be: Busy Me! Genius Me! Loud Me! Considerate Me! Hormonal Me! Selfish Me! Masculine/Feminine Me! Creative Me! The Sex Goddess/God Me! Wicked Me! *Cut out all the different parts and glue to your large card paper you might like to add stories to it, favourite quotations and anything you believe is relevant to you. *When youve completed this exercise, step back and notice how truly unique you are. |
