The real me
Whom I lost
under the pile of sacrifices
_ Shivangi Priya
Who are you being today? Subpersonalities are personality modes that we create in relation to various situations in life. Have you ever felt that the person you are at work is not the same person you are at home? Do you sometimes find you use a different voice when speaking to your parents than the one you use for your friends? Does your language change? The answer to a certain degree is yes to all of these. The more integrated we are, the less variance there is between our subpersonalities. The truth is that however subtle these variations may be, they are also translated into our body postures and movements. Do we stand up straight in one situation only to find that we are hunched over in another?
So, when we dance, who is present? Or more specifically in light of the previous discussion, what is our dance subpersonality? Actually, it all depends on who and what we bring into the dance. It is pure magic to witness the transformation in people as they continue to dance week after week. Sometimes the subpersonality that arrives, in the beginning, is the somewhat shy and reserved one, that we bring out in strange and uncomfortable situations. However, as the weeks pass by and the connection to the dance through the body and movements is strengthened, there is a change. Slowly the subpersonalities are melted away and there is a beautiful uncovering of that delightful person underneath that is full of vitality, fabulously creative, and totally connected to experiencing life at its fullest?
Is it just another subpersonality called “dancing-me”? Who knows, but it sure feels a little bit closer to the person who lives deep within our hearts and simply yearns to emerge into the world in every magnificent expression of life – our true self.
_Christos Daskalakos
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