Unmasking the Two Selves
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป. It's the amalgamation of our values, beliefs, passions, desires, purpose, unique gifts and skills.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐." - ๐๐ซ๐๐งรฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
This week, Iโve been exploring the concepts of the authentic self vs the fictional self. Today, I want to explain and help you visualize the differences between the two personas.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป. It's the amalgamation of our values, beliefs, passions, desires, purpose, unique gifts and skills. Imagine a life in vivid colours: thereโs excitement, creativity, and the feeling of completeness and fulfilment.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ, ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ. We deny our individuality. We learn to speak a certain way or look a certain way so that we can be accepted. We say yes to things that do not align with our values or purpose. Imagine a life in grayscale: thereโs stress from being who we are not, and the lack of acceptance can cause depression. We end up forming superficial relationships with people who donโt resonate with our true selves, thus missing out on meaningful connections.
One of the toughest battles in life is the battle between who we are and who we are programmed by society to be. Unfortunately, for many, society always wins.
For you and me, I hope we find the courage to veer off the 'safe' and conventional path and dance to the beat of our own drums. We may face judgment or resistance from others who don't understand. We may even battle our own fears and limiting beliefs. However, ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐, ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ. This is a worthy pursuit and I hope we commit to it!
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