COLLECTING FRAGMENTS OF YOU

Workshops: Versions 1, 2, and 3 (October 7, November 4 and December 2, 2023)

Note from Archivist: This workshop was held three times in order to allow more people to participate. The base content of the three sessions was the same, so all three sessions have been manually combined into a single transcript, pulling questions from all three into the appropriate sections. 

MEntity:

Hello to each of you. We are here, now. We can begin.

Today we have been asked to speak to each of you about the fragmentation of yourself in this current life and the fragmentation of your Essence across lifetimes.

We have spoken of this fragmentation since our first contact in this era of contact with our students. 

The first thing we would want to convey to each of you is that fragmentation is NOT "broken."

There is nothing to fix here. Healing may come from integration, but healing is not the same thing as fixing. Imagine the difference when breaking a bone. The bone can be fixed and put back in place, but the healing will continue and include far more than the actual break.

In other circumstances involving a broken bone, the bone cannot be reset or fixed, but healing will still come.

This is why we differentiate between Fixed and Healing; they are different.

Today, you will seek neither to be Fixed or to be Healed.

Healing may come as a byproduct, but there is nothing to fix.

There are many ways through which one can seek the fragments of self and invite integration. 

There are many methods.

Some are far more immersive, such as hypnosis, but we will not be directing you into altered states today, nor will be setting up an objective and distant method. Instead, we invite your subjective and intimate perspectives for this workshop. 

In addition, we wish to clarify that what we discuss with you today are not sub-personalities. Sub-personalities are facets of the self that help navigate various facets of your life. The fragments of Personality and Essence that can be locked in time, either within the current lifetime or from across lifetimes, can be sub-personalities, but most of these fragments are not.

SIDE NOTE: We suggest that each of you have a typing or writing space ready for your self-assessments as we share further details.

There are two ways that one can become fragmented in time and space:

Extreme Joy/Happiness or Extreme Trauma/Distress

It may seem strange that a moment of joy may fragment you, but it can.

This is possible because a "piece" of you, a fragment, can remain anchored in that time, in that moment, and "hold on" to it in a way that is then referred to when longing for the past, or how things "used to be" and this can contribute to romanticizing and living in the past in the same way that a trauma can anchor one in the past..

The older one may be in physical age, the more fragmentation may be across the lifetime.

When one moves into states of age-related confusion, dementia, or other cognitive disintegrations, these fragments across time and space become points of contact for the consciousness of the individual. 

One can then "bounce" around the fragments of a lifetime and experience various points of perspective that are being held by the fragments.

The same is true of such conditions as depression or the results of drug or alcohol use or abuse.

The present consciousness loses its anchoring and can bounce around to various fragments in time, some bouncing to the joy, and some bouncing to the distress, creating manic episodes or disorientation, etc.

Today we will work with you in helping to recognize fragments in time and how to bring them "home" to you so that a greater sense of wholeness is experienced here, now.

This can be a long process as there are many fragments strewn throughout life, but the goal is not total unity. The goal is to EXPAND your consciousness to INCLUDE these fragments so that "home" is your entire life, not just where you stand at the moment.

Fragmentation is normal, but can become a form of fracturing if your consciousness can only focus on the next moment, or on locked moments in time, and not embrace (even symbolically and broadly) the entire existence of your whole life, of your own existence beyond current pressing matters.

EXERCISE ONE: 

At this moment as you explore the concepts we are sharing, what happy, blissful, deeply nostalgic and meaningful moment comes to mind for you? Go as far back into your life as possible. The goal is to bring to mind a vivid memory that is as far back as you can remember, but if that means it was last week or your 7th year of life, it does not matter.

Write this down for yourself, either in detail or in shorthand, whichever works for you.

Again, it does not matter how far back, just that it is vivid enough to be meaningful and themed in joy.

Keep in mind that an "extreme" moment of joy from the past will not feel the same way that an "extreme" moment of trauma would feel.

Extreme moments of joy tend to only feel like good memories, but because they can be recalled from the past, they are "extreme". Other experiences that contributed to your history in this life may have been painful or joyful, but you do not remember them.

We are not speaking of lack of memory due to a blow to the head or trauma that blocks memory. 

If you remember a meaningful moment of joy from your past, it is extremely meaningful, not just a memory.

We will continue with further instructions here, but take your time if you have not clarified a memory.

We will return to this soon.

NEXT, EXERCISE TWO: 

At this moment as we share in this exchange with you, what is the earliest, most traumatic or distressing memory you can find? You need not relive it and you will not be asked to share this. Simply make your note.

For both of the exercises above, note your age or approximate age.

For some of you, it may be difficult to choose, or you may find yourself flooding with memories. For others, it may be a struggle to find any memories at all.

If there are any obstacles to your memory, remove the pressure now. You can return to these instructions later as you discover your reference memories.

For simplicity, we will refer to the above as a "good" memory and a "bad" memory.

We will pause now for any quick questions before continuing with the next steps.

Andreas: What to do if I don't know which of two I should choose?

Cyprus: Are the thread that you can pull to feel a connection to a time the same as a fragment?

AnnH: Can we have a list? Because I have a ton.

Luciana: Has to be only one?

Ckaricai: What counts as joy?

MEntity: 

TO ANDREAS: whichever might be considered older, even only by a margin.

TO CYPRUS: yes, it could be. The memories may be vague, but there is a sense of yourself in that time. If that time is vivid enough, you can count it as a memory/fragment.

TO ANN: For today's practice, reduce your list to one: the oldest and clearest for both the "good" and the "bad."

TO LUCIANA: yes, for each. 

TO CARY: the range of sensation that one might experience as joy can be as simple as feeling safe to as complex as a pivotal moment that changes the life. Overall, what counts as joy would be anything that brought more of you out of you rather than reduced you or caused retreat.

Juni: Would this exercise help someone with derealization/depersonalization?

BrianW: Hi Michael, I'm finding it quite easy to do the second exercise, but much more difficult for the first

BrianW: If anything, I'm overwhelmed by the number of memories coming up for the second exercise..

MEntity: 

In response to Juni:

Yes, very much so, but the effects and results would vary. Depersonalization can be complex and more like a syndrome with many elements. This practice in collecting fragments of the self can help. 

Keep in mind that while this practice is greatly symbolic, the practice launches the conscious mind into a new perspective that can bring an openness and intimacy with the self and life that may have been reduced over time.

In response to Brian:

That is normal for anyone who has endured trauma and recovery. However, you would not have endured or been on a path of recovery without moments of great joy that propelled you into the next moments. You know you have experienced those moments and you can take your time to reconnect with them. 

One of the effects of fragmentation can be that one loses the ability to retain connection to moments of "good" or moments of "bad" for various reasons. Many of your moments of good are ignored because they were random and unintended. Sometimes a resentment can form around moments of joy that were not created intentionally because it plays into the idea that you still do not have control or that you are not getting what you want. But they are still moments of joy that matter.

SusanF: why do we fragment

MEntity: 

Responding to SUSAN: 

Fragmentation is a process of specialization. Tao fragments into Designs that fragment down into Energy Rings and down further into Cadres, Entities, Essences/Roles, and Personalities. Fragmentation brings focus within space and time. The fragmentation we speak of today is about the parts of you who found a moment worth carrying forward. The fragment that is locked in that time is not permanently locked, but will be gathered over time in the same way that Entity fragments reunite. However, as the soul grows older and becomes more sensitive, it can feel itself fragmented through time and space and the process of recollection begins. Old Souls start to gravitate toward each other for cycling off and reuniting as Entities, but to do so, each Essence must collect its own fragments, its own pieces of the self that have specialized in meaningful moments.

Those meaningful moments, "good" or "bad" are what become the whole of who you are as Essence.

SusanF:     Got it thanks Michael

MEntity: They are what you bring home to the Entity.

Karl77: Is it possible that what comes up is a group of memories that span multiple years and have somehow become linked? A lot of my most joyful memories early on are somewhat tied together in my mind, and thinking up some of those small moments without including the others makes them feel incomplete somewhat, even if those moments happened some (but not many) years apart.

MEntity: 

What you describe is a MEMORY CONFIGURATION. This is a set of fragments linked together through a theme or a shared focus. Any one of the moments can be used as the reference. You need not recall all of the fragments involved, but allow one to act as a representative.

While the fragments of a Memory Configuration are locked in time, they tend to indicate a theme or experience that is quite deliberately kept "alive" for the primary consciousness of the lifetime, or you.

CONTINUING

For today's practice, we remind you to reduce your list to the oldest and clearest for both the "good" and the "bad."

If we were to ask these same questions of you another time, your responses may be different.

Furthermore, if we were to ask these same questions of you another time, after having already asked you once before, your responses may be different as you apply more thought and feeling. This is not a matter over which to be concerned. We are asking NOW, today, in this moment, to this point of consciousness that is you, now.

The exercises you do today can be done again over time to help reveal more fragmentation. For today, we suggest not over-thinking it and to flow with your discoveries.

RESULTS FOR [EXERCISE] ONE: 

(or "the good memory")

However fleeting or permanent the memory you pulled up today for your "good" memory helps bring to light a fragment of you in time who help to fuel your INSPIRATION. This single fragment of your past links to other fragments across your life to help keep a line of possibility, potential, and vision alive for you, THIS YOU, the you who is the farthest reach of consciousness from these points in your past. This fragment you recall today is the fragment who is linked to you at this moment and being carried with you because they know it is possible for you to be happy.

Holding that memory with you for a moment allows that fragment to know they are not alone in the past. This may seem far-fetched and possibly only symbolic, but that is ok. 

The connection among fragments is in all directions. You help them as much as they may help you, because they are you.

When you can make meaningful time for focus, hold that memory so clearly that it brings tears, if possible. This fragment of you in mind is one of the earliest fragments of you who saw that this life was worth it.

Surviving challenges in life can be purely biological and instinctive for younger souls, but for older souls, the drive to continue is curiosity, not survival. You may have to contend with survival, but it is the curiosity that is fueled by that oldest fragment of you that keeps you going. It is the fragment of you who was curious about the possibilities of this life, and that part of you is alive and well.

RESULTS FOR [EXERCISE] TWO: 

However fleeting or permanent the memory you pulled up today for your "bad" memory, this memory helps to shed light on the fragments of you across time who fuel your ACTIONS. This single fragment of your past that comes to mind today links to all other fragments of distress across your life and they help you stay alert, stay awake, and take the actions that are necessary to care for yourself. This is the earliest fragment of you who decided you are worth protecting, nurturing, and feeding, etc.

This is the fragment who saw that life may not always seem to be worth it, but YOU are.

This is the first fragment who recognized itself as a caretaker. They keep the flow of consciousness alive in you that knows that actions must be taken to protect yourself, care for yourself, and eventually to do so for others, as well.

Where the "Good" memory reveals to you the fragment of you who values, pursues, and creates the possibilities of life, the "Bad" memory reveals to you the fragment of you who realized that you ARE the life.

Keep in mind that what you are exploring today is a subtle network of selves across time who work in subconscious ways that are not obvious until one takes the time to explore such concepts. One can get through the entire life without knowing or considering the concept we are sharing today. The fragments are not active as tools or as parts that exist independently of you. They are quite literally fragments of you. What we share with you today is just another way to bring yourself closer to wholeness and love for this life, despite its hardships and struggles. 

The more fragmented one is, the more "thinly" one might be spread across the lifetime and this may make it more difficult to see meaning in one or two memories. If that is the case, take your time to sit with these two memories, two fragments, carry them with you for a few days to connect with them off and on. You may have designed a wall of numbness to your past and it may take time to warm up to these fragments and let them come home again.

QUESTIONS: 

NOTE: we are not done, we are merely opening for any questions about what is shared so far.

Yes, Ann

AnnH: I still have a lot of anger (I realized) over the "bad" thing. And distrust. But I certainly think/thought I was worth protecting. Is that what we're driving at?

AnnH: Like my anger is the outrage that my person could be hurt like that

MEntity: Yes, that is correct. All of the details are details, but this FRAGMENT remains in time because it is the part of you who may have first determined that you were worth protecting. In addition, it may also fuel how your actions are taken when you feel threatened. You may find that you respond with anger, helplessness, rage, etc. as the fuel behind your fight.

AnnH: And outrage!

MEntity: Yes, it is not uncommon for that first fragment to set the tone for the actions that come across the lifetime as a form of caring for the self or others. It may mean that you are easily outraged, or that you must be pushed to a point of outrage to take action.

AnnH: The second would be accurate

MEntity: 

Ann, this brings us to a point we would have brought in later. The tone of that first fragment's response/reaction to the need for protection can color how one responds/reacts to challenges in the present. For some, it may be outrage, for others it may be that they are frozen in disbelief, for others it may mean hiding, etc. But the point of this exploration is to understand how these fragments ARE you and how they can become a part of you rather than a distant and forgotten source of fuel.

Yes, Luciana

Luciana: I don’t see my distress moment as some that take care of me or others. That was a moment that everyone stop ranking time

In school

Also my brother

Don’t see how this lead  to this protection that you said

I was 12. Can you talk  about what this moment has to do with taking care of myself?

MEntity:

We did not say that this fragment of you protects you. We said that this is the fragment of you that realized you were WORTH protecting. It is the part of you that realized that you ARE the life. You are much older than 12 years old now. This means that this fragment exists and fuels your continued search for safety and meaning in yourself.

Recognizing this fragment of you and exploring the circumstances of that time, you may see how you have evolved in your care for yourself, or remained locked in the same state as when you were 12.

NEXT, Cary

Ckaricai: For folks from marginalized groups there probably are a lot of bad memories that go back to childhood. If a bad memory becomes a moment of triumph does that then become a good memory? Does it hold both inspiration and protection? And does this mean that whenever one decides to make decisions on how to respond in the moment is one using the good memory or the bad memory?

MEntity:

A "bad" memory is a bad memory and a "good" memory is a good memory. They cannot be undone. However, the bad memory can gain greater context over time to reveal patterns that lead to good memories, or successes. It is not that this bad memory then is a good memory, but that one has a new context for it. 

This is part of the healing that comes from including the fragments of self.

When one forges ahead in life as if to escape the past, or stay ahead of it, much can be lost or remain wounded, but when one owns the entire life as a spectrum of self, it can mean gaining greater and greater contexts for various fragments of the self.

Ckaricai: Ah, that makes sense. Thank you

MEntity: NEXT, Cyprus

Cyprus: Since it is all happening at once and I am there with that fragment connecting and supporting them from the NOW me, is it still a fragment or part of my whole?  I really value and appreciate those little nuggets of me.

MEntity:

It is important to note that when the phrase "all happening at once" is used, or "all time is happening at once," etc., it does not mean so in such a literal sense. Time is highly organized in various ways and is quite malleable, but there is a progression or there would be no evolution. For example, you are happening all at once because you will always be you, but you pass through moments, days, years, decades, lifetimes, etc. 

Imagine a baker who is making cookies. It could be said that the baker is making all of his cookies at once because they are being made for the morning rush. But he will still pass through various steps, processes, sheets of baking, etc. 

Where YOU are NOW is like the baker looking over his progress.

The cookies will remain individual cookies no matter how many the baker eats or shares or bakes "at once."

Our point being that the fragments of you will always remain fragments in the same way that your Essence will always remain a fragment and your Personalities will always remain fragments of Essence, etc. This never disappears. Instead, the you that you are at any given moment is either expanding in consciousness to include the fragments, or contracting in consciousness to remain locked as a fragment.

Cyprus: So by my awareness of them they are a part of my whole.  I don't want to be stretched thin

MEntity: To answer your question, then, we will say that if you are consciously allowing your memories and parts of selves to be a part of you, this is wholeness.

Cyprus: Thank you.

MEntity: NEXT, Diane

DianeHB: I still have a lot of issues with performance anxiety (that is, talking or performing in front of people, even a handful), but I don't remember where this came from. One of my earliest distressing memories is being shamed by a teacher in front of class at age 10. Around the same age, I had an experience where a substitute teacher couldn't tell if I was a boy or girl due to my short haircut, and the whole class laughed at me. I'm wondering if these are related to my performance anxiety. I'm kind of answering my own question as I'm feeling knots in my stomach more I feel into those memories.

MEntity: 

Yes, of course it is related.

It can be quite meaningful when one discovers their answer in their own question.

This is when you fragmented and realized you were different.

And different must be protected.

DianeHB: Wow, that really made me cry

MEntity: This is the fragment of you who fuels your wary and cautious eye regarding vulnerability.

Maureen: We've been focusing on 'Bad" memories. I'd like to know how to better expand into our "Good" memories. 

MEntity: 

That is where we are moving next.

Yes, Brian.

BrianW: How might one appear if they are more fragmented vs more "whole" or "integrated" ?

BrianW: Ie, is there a scale or marker we can use to understand where we lie on the spectrum between most fragmented and most integrated?

MEntity: 

In response to Brian: 

The more fragmented a person, the more extreme the moods, behaviors, and actions of the individual. This is not always the case, but is a fair assessment. The more whole and integrated, the more present, calm, and confident the person tends to be. Again, this is not always the case, but is fair to say.

Yes, Christina.

Christina: I think I am quite fragmented

Christina: Depression and mood swings since teenager.

MEntity: This is important: FRAGMENTED does not equal BROKEN. Actively and consciously integrating fragments of the self can help one to better navigate depression and mood swings, but they are not the cause.

Christina: Maybe I am broken

MEntity: No one is ever broken, only wounded, hurting, and seeking healing.

Christina: Good to know

MEntity: 

You are seeking healing, which is an indication that you know you are not broken, because you are still curious.

Taking time to acknowledge yourself across time and space in this way can help bring some strength in this integration so that you can better navigate internal challenges.

Yes, Juni.

Juni: Is something like this exercise what happens when someone engages in EFT(acupressure tapping) to help with traumatic memories? People who have done this often say they can't clearly recall the bad memories after having tapped about it.

Christina: I am practicing an emotion code that can remove trapped emotion from the energy field. I highly recommend it.

MEntity: 

In response to Juni: yes, EFT can help reconnect fragments in a way that is integrating, and therefore, healing to past trauma.

Next, Ashley

ashley: Hi Michael, can you describe how to begin to integrate a fragment? How to invite the fragment back to Oneness

MEntity: 

This will be addressed as we continue.

Consciously acknowledging these points in the past and what they mean to you in terms of their being parts of you, and not lost pieces from the past, is really all one must do.

The integration can be instant for some, bringing many tears, and take time for others, bringing questions and insights over time.

Next, Jeroen

Jeroen: There are a handful of memories/fragments of my earlier life that came to mind at points in more recent time. I have reached out to them before and have provided support to those fragments who may have been hurt or experienced depression. Does reconnecting with those fragments of ourselves on multiple occasions aid in healing and integration over time or even just help those fragments feel a bit less alone from their perspective?

MEntity: Very much so, yes. One of the more meaningful realizations one can make within a lifetime as an old soul is to look back at childhood when one thought they were alone, or a dark time in the past when one may have felt all was lost, but you found your way through. This was not done in a vacuum. You were often helped by you. The memories you have of yourself benefit from the kindness, affection, confidence, and love that you bring to the self in those memories.

SusanF: does intensity of a memory distinguish it as a fragment ie a specialized meaningful moment?

ChristianF: The earliest 'Bad" memory for me is a time of abuse.  What I remember taking from it is a protection of making myself invisible, to not be noticed.  I am having trouble seeing that as care.  I feel like I am missing something.

Johanne: since we remember those 2 fragments, what more to we need to do to "let them come home"?

DougB: I understand and validate the concept that the "good" memory is the part of me who values, pursues, & creates possibilities of life.  However, that the "Bad" memory is the fragment realizing I AM the life... this does not make "sense" to me.  How does does the "Bad" memory make ME the life?

Karl77: Similar to ChristianF my bad memory is actually an event that made me  question my own self-worth , so if it also was supposed to be something that reminded me of my worth, I have trouble reconciling the two.

MEntity: 

IN RESPONSE TO SUSAN: If a memory comes to mind, it is already a specialized meaningful moment. The intensity is part of that memory, but if another memory is less intense, it does not mean less meaningful.

IN RESPONSE TO CHRISTIAN, DOUG, and KARL: 

How your past fragments of self handled a bad experience is not the point. It is that it was handled. Whatever was known to be a solution or protection or even blindly unknown, but enough to get you through that experience, is not what matters. It is that this fragment represents a part of you who know you mattered enough to get you through to better times, if possible. Many decisions of the past can now be seen in a better light because you made it through. To recall that time now allows you to bring into focus a new level of compassion and love for that part of who did their best at the time. Your memory helps to bring that scared and frantic, or angry and reckless, or frustrated and offensive fragment home again. That fragment of you may not have known the wisdom you know now, but it knew you were worth keeping alive.

Faye: I have used a memory that I can recall as my "bad" memory. Though I have a memory that is earlier in time that I know is "the first fragment", the memory is vivid even though I cannot recall it. I can almost feel the memory. I think the lack of recall is due to trauma. I guess maybe my question is how does recalling fragments through trauma-blocked memories work?

MEntity: 

If your fragment from the past caused you to question your self-worth, that may be what it thought was best for bringing a path of self-reflection and awareness to you over time. 

Your bad memory is not the whole story. You are. 

To Christian, Doug, and Karl: does this help to make more sense?

ChristianF: younger me was using the tools they had access to in whatever way they could. Not knowing or even being aware of the down stream effects they might have. It was an in the moment calculation.

Karl77: It kind of helps making sense of it but also not, I have to think about it further because I cannot put my thoughts into words right now.

DougB:  make more sense?  somewhat, except that too many times I have still done destructive things and they all, ultimately, seem to stem from that one memory or time - or maybe I'm the fragment and carry the trauma with me?  So I guess it still doesn't really make sense

MEntity: 

If a bad memory is one that caused harm to self or others, how you navigated that can be more difficult to see how it was a form of care. Keep in mind that we did not say that these bad moments revealed wisdom or meaningful or beneficial consequences. We said that they represent a fragment of you who took actions to navigate a bad experience and that the FRAGMENT represents a part of you who knows that your life is not a series of parts, but a whole story, that you ARE the life.

These "bad" memories are opportunities to learn from your past, not blame it.

These bad memories are opportunities to build on your experiences and choices, not to diminish or undermine them.

Karl77: I guess the closest I can come to making sense of it at the moment is that "I didn't know any better".

MEntity: 

This is why these fragments of self are important to hold within the context of knowing your life is a whole story, not defined by one bad moment. 

For many, these bad moments are locked in the past and the attempt is to move beyond them and to even punish yourself for these past experiences. That is not helpful in the least.

To unlock the memories to be seen in a new light can help them to no longer define you or to keep you running from the past.

We would have to speak to each of you individually to address your bad memories in depth, but for the sake of this group workshop, the point is to bring those bad moments into a new light, not to leave them in a darkness that weighted to shame, regret, etc.

ChristianF: well thinking of it in a different way did bring some tears. So  I'll take that as a step forward

DougB: I know it does help thinking about it from my current perspective of adulthood and not the young perspective it came from.

MEntity: 

That is a start.

IN RESPONSE TO FAYE:

Trauma-blocked memories require a different approach. These cannot be unlocked from time until there is no longer a threat to the moment. As long as a trauma blocks a memory, the fragment of you who remains there is doing so for a reason. In those cases, it can be helpful to acknowledge that there is trauma, and leave the trauma to the fragment who will bring it to a state of healing when Review can be applied. This tends to come after the life, but if it comes during a life, it can be life-changing. 

When it comes during the life, it tends to be because it is an experience that can no longer cause harm.

Accessing trauma behind a blocked memory may seem to be beneficial for liberation and healing, but it is more often re-traumatizing.

This is not to say that one should ignore the past and pretend trauma did not exist simply because it cannot be remembered. What we do say is that if it cannot be remembered, this is ok. It is okay to allow the acknowledgement without the pressure to uncover. If it comes to the surface again through triggering or from memory, then it can be addressed in a meaningful and organic way. But that is a discussion for another workshop.

CONTINUING

As many of you already know, we do not do the work for you, even in a "workshop." We help bring the tools and understanding to you and then you must do the work.

What we are sharing today is a glimpse into the complexity of your existence as a Being in time and space, and how even a brief examination can reveal yourself in a greater context or new context.

We are here today to discuss with you YOU, not the conditions of the world or its impact on you. Those are variables and factors that are too personal, too broad, too challenging to cover in a single exchange with you.

The impact of the world and your past on you do matter and they contribute to your fragmentation, but for this session with us, we are simply encouraging a greater and kinder understanding of yourself as you exist through time and space because the impact of the world or your past may never be fully understood.

Looking at your "bad" memory for insights into how you protect yourself invites greater understanding and greater choice. 

Looking at your "bad" memory lets you see that you have believed in yourself for a long time, regardless of the reckless choices, random challenges, bad decisions, or repetitive struggles. A fragment of you exists in your past solely because that part of you realized you were worth existing and did all it could to ensure this.

Looking at your "good" memory for insights into what inspires you can invite greater understanding and greater choice for when you seek inspiration. 

Looking at your "good" memory lets you see that you have known awe and joy and that it is not impossible to create or find that again because you are still you. It will not matter if the you that first experienced joy was innocent and a child and saw the world differently and in simpler terms. That you is still you.

There are many fragments of you across this lifetime and across lifetimes, but the goal here today is not to collect them, rescue them, fix them, or even to heal them. The goal here today is to let them BE YOU. To let them in. To recognize at least two fragments of you in the spectrum of you across time and allow their link to you to be understood and loved and maybe updated and improved. 

They are you.

You are alive. You are the 9 year old. You are the 14 year old. You are the 48 year old. You are the 25 year old. You are 80 years old. You are dead. You are your soul. You are your entity. You are all of it.

If you participated in the practice today, you found two fragments of you today. There are more. Many more. You need not consciously find or recognize all of them because they know where you are and will always find their way home to you. The mere embrace of the concept explored today expands your consciousness to include the full range of fragments when you seek to understand and love even just these two fragments of you today.

As you have brought them into conscious recognition, you have opened them to act as ambassadors for others fragments of you across time. The conscious links and resonance can slowly cascade across this lifetime in both directions, into your future and past, to bring integration.

When you have a "bad" day, remember the fragment of you who knew you were worth keeping safe. When you have a "good" day, remember the fragment of you who recognized inspiration and possibility. Hold those fragments in great love and kindness as representing all of the parts of you who have always cared, is always curious, and always willing.

You are, even at this moment, a fragment of you to a future you who is remembering this moment.

You helped bring more of you home today because "home" is the entirety of your life and the entirety of you, not just a fragment here or there or a single moment.

The YOU that exists tomorrow, in 2 years, in 10 years, is remembering this day, this exchange with us, and holding you with this new awareness and affection that may not have been considered before today.

We know this topic is as vast as you, but we must explore these within the constraints of time and space and can return to this again over time. Today we have helped remind you of a forgotten concept and remind you of the tools to help bring that concept into valuable application. Your life will not change overnight from this concept of fragmentation, awareness, and expanding to let your entire life be a true home to all of you, but it can help bring some strength, relief, kindness, and encouragement.

We must conclude here for today.  Good day to each of you. Goodbye, for now.