I’m Just a Nobody

I have recently been thinking about what life would be like if I were just a nobody. Well, technically, I am a nobody. Heh! But, I mean, what if I took this life and I strived to be a nobody? Strip away the societal pressures of needing to become somebody. What doors would open, and what paths would I take? Don’t get me wrong, just like any one of us, I have so many aspirations and goals I want to achieve. I hope to be able to decipher which are mine and which have been impressed upon me. I look up to those who can do this within themselves. But if I strip away those tangible goals, what am I really reaching for? What am I wanting underneath it all? What is the feeling I am seeking? My goals and aspirations are all external forms of validation for myself, mostly rooted in societal programming of what I think I should be or should be doing. What I really want is bliss, fullness, integration, and connection.
Being a nobody, I release myself from the boxed-in restraints of all these external things and validations. Being a nobody makes me so much more expansive and connected with the flow of the universe and God’s plan. It's surrender. It's peace. It's transcendence. It's my soul’s desires coming to light. But it takes great effort for me to realize that space, regardless of its wonder. My body will change and deteriorate, but my soul will always be the same. And how am I nourishing my soul? Surely not with anything this world has to offer. It takes a breakaway from the mainstream to start living by and nourishing your soul. And it's challenging in our world. Most of us are not taught how to seek our soul’s desires. It's not a way of life that is deemed an option for many. Every institution we go through from the time we are born is rooted in conformity or, rather, safety.  Fall in line, follow rules, fit in, don't talk too much and certainly don't be too loud. Uniqueness isn't valued as much as it should be. Instead, uniqueness is often deemed scary or unsafe. But it's this uniqueness that we are gifted when brought into this world, and it is what nourishes our soul.

My physical presence here is remarkably insignificant, and all I can ask of God is to help me be a good custodian of this life that I have been gifted. Help me live up to the uniqueness that I and you have been designed for.

We were not made to spend our time here in conformity. Each of us is unique and specifically designed to be as such. But our world and our egos strive to make us fit safely into a box. And it's not all bad; some of it has a place in society. But it goes too far when we are each stifled of our own most authentic self-expression and nature. Every worldly experience plays a part and is structured to make you fit in a box and assign you to be SOMEBODY. Be nobody. See what happens. Strip away the expectations that do not align with who you are, and see what happens. Walk this life in your soul’s authentic purpose. Or, like me, begin the journey to find your soul’s authentic purpose. Life has meaning when you seek this path and see yourself as a nobody.

What are your thoughts on being a nobody? I would love to hear!