ONLINE: Wed, Feb 11: "What do you Believe Yourself to Be?"

What do you Believe Yourself to Be?
If I am searching for a "real part of me", then how do I know that the one who is searching that asked that question, is real?

Our perception of the reality of 'me' is shaped by our individual experiences, beliefs, and identities. What we perceive as our own personal reality is, in fact, an act of survival viewed by our consciousness. The 'reality' of what I am is a construction of my mind rather than a rational or scientific description.

Albert Einstein: "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

Our meeting tonight will be one of sharing what we feel most definite about our self -and why. How close can we get to "knowing what is real?" For you, what would constitute "what is real"?

What do I consider to be most true, what am I most certain of? Am I then raising experiences, beliefs and identities to a level of reality?
If I experience something, does that make it true or real?
If a person judges something to be real for him or herself, are there limits to what is real?
What is our definition of words like Real, True, Essence, Reality.

Question: If I make a commitment, can determination create reality for me? Make me some thing I was not?
What does this quote suggest:

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!”
― W. H. Murray