Wearing MASKS
§ Have you ever
experienced someone, anyone, as if they were wearing a mask while with you and
then put on another mask when talking to someone else??
§ Why is that?
§ Are you sometimes
being that person?
§ What is the reason
behind it?
§ Is there something,
anything, to hide?
§ Is there something,
anything, to hide from?
§ How can you prevent
it from happening it again?
§ Are you willing to
do something, anything, about it?
§ Are you aware of
doing it at all?
§ Can you go into
details and identify what the real root of the problem is?
We
come into a contact with many people during the day, and during our life time,
of course.
We
meet people and speak to them at work, during lunch break, at social gatherings,
at meetings, at the gym, in the library, at school, at reunions, on holidays,
etc. etc.
Why
does it seem that we are using different ‘voice’ or ‘behave’ differently while
meeting and talking to our employer in comparison to our friend or a family
member?
Now,
of course, we are not including here emotions and any other relation – based
feelings we may have feel toward a specific and special person.
What
I am referring to here is the one and only word that makes it very special,
unique, individual, precious and that is:
AUTHENTICITY.
Hmm.
What do I mean by that?
We
are each unique individual beings who each possess certain characteristic
traits and have values that rule our lives based on the decisions that we make.
We
all have faces that we would like the world to perceive us as such. We all
strive to leave a mark in the world and on the face of the earth.
Sometimes,
however, we may slip into thinking that we are not good enough, that we are not
loved enough, that we are not pretty enough, that we are not smart enough, that
we are not athletic enough, that we are not talented enough, that we are not
successful enough and fill - in – the - blank enough!!
In
doing so, we tend to ‘pretend’ that we are someone else. Someone who the world
would accept as good enough, loved enough (if there is such a thing!), pretty
enough, smart enough, athletic enough, talented enough, successful enough, etc.
etc.
By
thinking as such and behaving like that, we put on difference faces and masks
that ‘temporarily’ cover up our own very insecurities and ‘lacks’ (!?) or lack
thereof!
Never
the less as you may have guessed it, that does not solve the problem
permanently.
What
we should do instead and I would highly recommend that we all do is to act
as if we already are in the possession, as if we already have and do what
we secretly dream of being, having and doing!
Being
frank, honest and open about ourselves, about our vulnerabilities, about our
insecurities, we are becoming authentic to the world around us and most importantly
being authentic to ourselves!!
Now,
how does that fit with your world and your way of living?! J
If you encourage one person each day, you’re
day hasn’t been a waste. It’s been a blessing.
Please,
leave a comment, feedback, anything that your mind has conceived. Thank you
ever so much!! J
Good
Luck!!
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