01 Aug What Is Being Yourself?
Ever have anyone say, “that’s not like you?”
Occasionally my mother said that…
I suspect when I did not conform to her expectations of me.
What about your expectations for yourself?
Do they reflect your present self
Or litter from imprints of idealized images
That seduced you?
Or outmoded heroes who appealed
But no longer reflect your authentic self?
Instead, see what adventures await you
by being and becoming your unique self now
without overlays of past hangovers,
Of unlikely hopes and fantasies.
Then you’ll be open to what’s like you
and be ready to becoming
Who you truly are now and want to be.
Though sometimes uncomfortable,
You may find unfolding ambiguities of living
as you wend your way forward
into future realities you influence
for the better.
(If you want to read the psychological definitions for being yourself, consider: https://www.bing.com/searchq=What+Is+Being+Yourself%3F&form=PRDLR1&src=IE11TR&pc=DCTE )