What Does It Mean To Be Yourself?
and why it is so hard?
We’ve all heard the phrase “just be yourself” countless times, but what does it actually mean?
And why does everybody makes it sound so simple but the truth is that learning to be ourselves is one of the most difficult things we’ll ever do.
We grow up reading magazines and flashy lifestyles of models and affluent figures, but nobody ever said that it was an illusion.
And even if we aren’t on the cover of magazines we all have this ability to stage our lives and to construct illusions of who we are and we become really good at it especially on social media.
But the identity that we create and present to the world doesn’t always match what we feel inside.
And while it’s easy to point the finger at social media and magazines, they’re just the tip of the iceberg. The real issue runs deeper: our fear of not being good enough.
How many times on a daily basis, all of us feel this gush of self doubt on our abilities whenever we try to embark on something challenging.
A few months back, following an advice from a dear friend, I began writing and reflecting on some of these experiences and all the illusions that keep us from being ourselves.
