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In referring to the real
person you feel yourself to be,
do you ever use the phrase "the
core of my being"?
On the day of this writing, my
son Michael and I again made use
of the term, which we have often
done in discussions about "coming
into our own", fulfilling our
potential, doing what, at a deep
point within, we sense we have
the capacity to do.
But afterward I found
myself wanting to interpret the
term differently from the meaning
we had given it all these
years.
I was realizing that the core
of our being is what the Apostle
Paul was speaking of in
saying:
"Even the mystery
which hath been hid from ages
and from generations ... which
is Christ in you, the hope of
glory." Col. 1:26, 27.
I have believed in, taught,
and practiced to some degree
Paul's truth. But, when Michael
and I have talked about the core
of our being, we have thought of
it as our best human self (when
we're not performing at a lesser
point of confidence or
integrity.) Perhaps you too
sometimes know you could have
done better than you just did -
the core of your being is better
than that.
I think it is valid to speak
of our inner core as better than
our performance. But today let us
realize that it is far better to
think of our inner core as our
Christ Self, the Self we share
equally with all human beings.
When we identify our inner core
as our human best, it turns out
to be inconsistent in
performance.
Sure, it is factual that human
beings are
inconsistent. My point is that
when we practice really relying
on our Christ Self, which
is consistent, our
rate of human development is
accelerated. Then, our human
inner core is more dependable
because now we are expressing our
true inner core with increased
confidence and integrity.
As I think about what I have
written, I see this incredible
point: identifying with the core
of our being in terms of a
certain human consciousness that
we think of as what we really
are, although we don't seem to be
living up to it, probably results
in some feelings of shame and
guilt - we don't like our human
self at such times. But when we
come to understand that we really
are just learning how to be our
true self, our Christ inner core,
we can expect stumbles and
bumbles as in all learning, but
we can feel content in
recognizing an inclined plane of
performance. We have learned to
like - love - the Self, the core,
we really are and
have been all along!
Don
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