Knowing

It doesn't matter what someone thinks of you. It is meaningless, because their view of you is almost always formed and seen through a distorted lens based on their experiences and needs. They see you in a certain way because they need to see you that way --- it fits into their belief system and doesn't disturb the apple cart so to speak. It only matters what you think of yourself --- actually think is not the right word, because what we think of ourselves is also seen through our own distorted lens. Now what we KNOW of ourselves is different. We know that we are One with Him and All that is. We know we were created by Him out of Love. We know we are not what we appear to be --- we are not a body living in a meaningless world that appears insane. We know our identity is not our experiences but the vehicle we have chosen to come back to God in our recognition. God has always known who we are, but we are remembering. Thinking and believing are perception and mind based. Knowing is certainty based on experiencing our divinity through remembrance and recognition. Lawrence Doochin