do you know who you are?

please "introduce" yourself...  well, i'm Jator Pierre, I live in SF, I am a coach etc... etc.. etc...  my question to you and to myself is..  how do i know i'm Jator Pierre?  how do you know you are who you are?  I'm jator pierre because my parents named me as such...  does that really mean that is who i am?  is it possible that who i am is beyond an idea of what others call me..  that jator pierre is more so my cell phone number rather than my cell phone?  my point is really to look and be curious to the ideas that we each become attached too..  the satellite identifications we think are really us..  my car is cool so therefore so am i..  can you.. I, get beyond these IDEAS?  to be honest in this moment i have no idea who i am..  i have many ideas about who i am, but there all just ideas and attachment..  i can be malleable in any given moment, do i have to be the introvert, can i choose to be the extrovert?  do i have to live up to the ideas that others project onto me and feel comfortable with and therefore feel some sense of control about who i am through there eyes?  i'm very curios. 

"There are greater wonders and mysteries wrapped up in the domain of Nature than have ever been dreamed of by man in his search for the supernatural."  -Dumont

The SNAIL

The snail has become or has always become my power animal. i have had a love affair with snails since childhood (2), i used to run around at day care and look for snails to get off of pathways to save them from being crushed by all that walk the path, including my self. fast forward to today.. the snail to me has become symbolic of my journey, or at least how i feel about my journey in this mom

ent.
The snail carries his home with him wherever he goes.. to me this represents learning to LOVe all of me, i carry it all wherever i go as well.. The more i integrate and LOVe all of me the less co-dependent i am on others to meet my emotional needs. This can create freedom from judgment, ownership, guilt, resentment, shame, blame, fear etc.. In essence i learn to LOVe the house i have created for myself, i become less likely to look to others to fill my perceived conscious and sub-conscious needs, which creates freedom for all of us to be more authentic, and move with less fear.
The snail moves slow, which to me represents the abilty to be aware and present in each moment.. to breathe.. to observe.. to respond.. to choose.. to be open to the surprises that come each day.. one can still MOVE fast, to be a snail is to be observant and mindful within, no matter the situation presented.
Lastly, the snail lays a smooth substance to glide over all surfaces, to me this represents the ability to navigate any terrain presented in my life knowing there is always a smooth substance of LOVe guiding me, and if i so choose, i can focus on the smooth path to navigate even the most challenging terrain..

Remember it's not exploring your feelings that produces change but self-knowledge and awareness. Don't try to change your reactions today. It's enough to see them more clearly. (The Power of the Enneagram audio tapes)