To identify is an inner action, a process we do to ourselves. We can identify with almost anything—a job, a nationality, a sexual preference, a relationship, our spiritual progress, or a passing thought. Just as importantly, we can begin to let go of our identities by getting curious. Right now, we can notice the attitudes and reactions, the preferences that lead to us becoming attached to what we are identified with. Once recognized, we can allow the identification to be without pushing it away. No need to fight it. Gradually, it will dissolve because it, too, is impermanent.
