The title of this article keeps returning to my conscious mind reminding me to be careful and to refrain from labeling anyone, anything, event, or experience.
By Jussta, Earth Empath
“They stick you with those names, those labels — ‘rebel’ or whatever; whatever they like to use. Because they need a label; they need a name. They need something to put the price tag on the back of.” ~ Johnny Depp
It reminds me of a joke. ‘Three men are refereeing a baseball game. The three of them are standing behind home plate. The first man calls the runner, “OUT!” The second referee calls the runner, “SAFE!” and the third man yells, “It ain’t nothin’ till I call it!”
So it is with us, whatever occurs in our lives, “It ain’t nothin’ till we call it!” We do have a choice which most of us forget. This is ‘bad’, this is ‘good’, this is ‘sad’, this is ‘awful’, this is ‘wonderful’.
What happens when we remove the label? What if you only called people by their personality traits, not their names? Would you call your father ‘imposing’? Would you call your mother, ‘nurturing’? Would you call your best friend, ‘understanding’? Would you call your husband, ‘loving’? Do you get the point?
You will discover it extremely revealing to expose the labels you have placed upon others, as well as yourself. Intelligent? Stupid or Ignorant? Vibrant or Old? Healthy or Unhealthy? Happy or Unhappy? Kind or Mean? Conscious or Unconscious? Unattractive or Attractive? Sensible or Irresponsible?
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” ~ W.C. Fields
Do you label others when you encounter them or communicate with them? Do you allow others to call you names? If so, are they unattractive, demeaning names? Why do you tolerate it? How can you stop it? What actions are you able to take to be responsible for how others label you?
An interesting experience would be to carry a small spiral bound pad along with a pen or pencil as you go through each 24 hours for one week. Write down each and every label you discover yourself using. Do not look back at previous labels. At the end of the week, review all the ‘labels’ in your notebook. Is there a repeating theme? Do you want to continue with those labels or would you want to use the next week to dismiss labeling? Is it even possible? You will not know until you do the exercises.
“We don’t want to be labeled, because being gay or black or a rapper or a redneck or alternative has only separated us, and those are labels previous generations have come up with, not us. We need to embrace our differences, not focus on them.” ~ Author Unknown
Labels have always evolved – even the detrimental ones. As each of us grow in consciousness, we become more spiritual. Many family members and friends now label us as weird, airy-fairy, or other derogatory names. When we understand why these family members and friends do this or become distant, the emotional pain lessens. It is because we no longer fit the labels they gave us when we were growing up or in close association with them.
This is why we can no longer associate with some family members and friends from the past. They refuse to give up their ‘labels’ of us.
In the late 1970’s, I felt that I had made a major shift in my consciousness. I was bedridden after, literally, being hit in the head, neck, and spine by a flying door. Based on my belief, and knowledge of past lives through past-life hypnotic regression therapy. I knew without a doubt that we reincarnate many times. Which brought the realization that we are each given ‘transitory’ names each time we reincarnate in a lifetime. I also knew without a doubt, we each must have an eternal soul name – a name that never changes. I was given the insight that if I could find my eternal soul name, I could live this lifetime and fulfill my destiny fully.
For three nights, I asked my higher power for my eternal soul name before closing my eyes to go to sleep. On the third night, I awoke, sitting up yelling, “Jussta! My name is Jussta!” I grabbed a tablet and pen, and wrote out J-u-s-t-a; but that did not feel right. Immediately, I wrote Jussta! I was filled with bliss and joy!
The next day, I began using the name Jussta – only one name. I needed to make copies of some documents. When the clerk asked for my name, I replied with a huge grin on my face, “Jussta, my name is Jussta, J-u-s-s-t-a”. The clerk responded, “What a beautiful name! I have never heard that name before.” A man standing next to me began singing as he looked directly at me, “Jussta a little lovin’ goes a long way…”
I began laughing and told him, “Oh, thank you, I love to be serenaded!” There were many other instances of total strangers responding in a totally positive way to my eternal soul name. People told me ‘jussta jokes’, others spontaneously sang other songs to me, such as, “Jussta walk with Jesus…”
Then there was the response from family members and some friends who refused to call me by this name and continued to call me by my reincarnation name. I was adamant that was no longer my name and to call me Jussta! Still, they were stubborn and stuck with my old ‘label’. I did not want the vibration of the old transitory name – so I distanced myself and moved on.
My entire life changed in quantum leaps when I discovered my eternal soul name. I had never felt so free to pursue my creativity, spirituality, and to fulfill my highest purpose with passion while staying in bliss.
About the Author:
Jussta is an artist, photographer, writer, spiritual activist, and Earth Empath & Sensitive. She does Shamanic work, Psychometry, Energy Psychic Readings and life counseling. With a number of Near Death Experiences, she has died and returned several times in this physical body after initially making a promise to the White Light for additional life. Find out more about Jussta at www.jussta.com.
