This is less about rebranding yourself in the eyes of the public & more about rebranding yourself in the eyes of your self.
This is about shedding away old skin, old habits, old comfort patterns, old ways of thinking & coming to terms that the ways of the old do not cut it no more. The ways of the old will not get you to where you want to get to & if you continue down this path, you will eventually die.
A few months ago, I had an episode where I woke up during the night around 4/5am and I decided to strip off all the wallpaper in my room. I love the colour black & I have had black wallpaper for a few years now but it did not sit right with me anymore. After stripping it off, I went back to sleep & a few days later I wrote on my walls.
I feel the need to say this is not a cry for help as months have gone by & I am not who I once was. I had to accept the death of the old me, these writing on the walls served as a reminder to myself so I do not lose track.
Death
Death is not always a physical act, many dead people walk among us everyday.
Dying in this way is not a bad thing, many man have come back stronger from death. It is not allowing yourself the grace in dying and having the willpower to be reborn that is bad.
Death is being lost & choosing to stay lost
Death is using drugs as a tool to escape
Death is accepting these habits are good for you
Death is not chasing what truly brings you joy
Death is leading with fear
Death is allowing your mind and flesh to have power over you
Death is unavoidable physically but reincarnation is always possible in the realm of the soul.
Your soul dies when you do not feed it the right nutrients. You know deep down what it will take for your soul to grow like you know what meals to include/remove to get that body you want.
A souls death is described in the bible as when you have separated from God.
“Your sins have separated you and God” (Isaiah 59:2).
This means your way of living has gone against the ways of God & therefore your soul has died. Your soul has been fed the nastiest kinds of meals for a long time that it has now withered away.
Whether you believe in a higher power or whether you believe that there is a God in all of us, the verse still applies. Your actions have separated you from yourself & you know what you truly desire. Your actions have separated you from God & what God wants for you is what is truly good for you.
Even though your actions have resulted in you death, you have to make the choice to remain dead. You have to decide if you are truly done with the path you were on before you can proceed to being reborn or else you will keep living in the same loop
Reborn
Like most things in life, being reborn is a journey. It is trekking carefully, some roads may be uneven, some roads maybe be slippery but you need to believe in your self that you will reach your destination.
Rebirth is having control over your mind & flesh
Rebirth is fighting
Rebirth is sticking to a set of rules
Rebirth is discipline
Rebirth is leading with love
Rebirth is chasing what you truly desire
Rebirth is unlearning
Rebirth is knowing you may slip
Ephesians 4:22-24 says rebirth is “to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”
Believing in a higher power or believing there is a God in all of us once again applies here. You have to recreate your self after the true likeness of God/yourself and not what you have deceived your self to be.
“It is in stillness and silence that we can connect to our power” – Becki Rabin, You Are Powerful: The Secret to Everyday Manifestation (Book).
Connecting to your self, your inner child and what you truly believe in will help you on your journey to being reborn. Tools such as meditating, reading & praying can aid you.
I find going back to old albums I liked growing up helps me get in touch with my roots. It helps clear my vision and allows me to see like I once saw but with the knowledge I have now.
It takes time to lose yourself and to die & therefore it will take time to find yourself again and to be reborn.
We do not shy away from failures, we do shy away from discomfort, we do not shy away from pain. We embrace these knowing it will make sure stronger, wiser & newer.
Hatch & Purify 🌱
Hak Gway
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