- If we can rethink identity as integration, then identity formation might be seen as the facilitation of that integration.
- We explore the identity elements available to us, retain what “fits”, and all of those building blocks together make up our whole selves.
- In order to take all identity elements into consideration, you have to consider your past, present, and future.
- What elements are available to you as a result of your past?
- What elements are available to you now?
- What elements would you like to have available to you in the future?
- the present is a liminal space
- To consider the elements available from each stage of your life, you have to facilitate dialogue with between those stages.
- This allows you to act as liaison to and for yourself.
- It’s the process of reflecting on your past to better understand your present to better prepare for your future.
- This is a cyclical and iterative process that never ends: you will always have new past, present, and future versions of yourself to commune with.
- This is also what leads to recognition of the self.