Be yourself. Who else is better qualified? --Frank J. Giblin, II
Almost every magazine devotes its cover to movie stars and famous personalities. We are taught that we need to look like the most attractive and glamorous people. We need to wear what they wear, eat what they eat, and fix our hair like theirs. The message we are given is: Don't be yourself, be like someone else.
There will always be someone who looks better than we do, has more money, scores better on tests, or has more creative skills. If we're always trying to mimic other people, we won't be looking at ourselves. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it keeps us from being ourselves.
We need to stop focusing on what others have that we don't have. We need to look inward at our good qualities as well as our imperfections. We need to see who we are by being ourselves. Life is not made up of people who are good and bad, happy and sad, rich and poor, beautiful and ugly. Life is made up of people being themselves.
I will start to be myself. Help me show others the real me, not an imitation.
When I'm in a funk - I must act like the old timers - like you Pappy and others, to get me back on track. I must try new things in life - and if I see it working for others, it can inspire me and allow me to feel safe in the exploration. I can TODAY comprehend that being myself IS like being a social creature who can be inspired, imitated and that I can imitate - in fact it's part of life. Truly - being okay with who I am is one of the many gifts of the program and having a HP.
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Thanks for everything. Peace and Love on your journey.
There's a saying down here I used to hate ... 'Fake It Til You Make It' ... LOL
It took me a year or so to actually get what all that implied ... ... ... NOW, ... the real me has emerged, I think ... LOL ... hope you like me, or at least tolerate me ... LOL
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
