I couldn’t be a bigger proponent of personal development. AND I acknowledge that there aspects of who I am that I’ve been trying to change with practices and “masking” and mimicking the behavior of those around me.
At some point in life, it all just becomes so exhausting and being authentic floats up to the top of the priority list. It’s extremely exhausting trying to be someone you’re not. It’s extremely draining to try to present yourself as other than you are. It’s soul destroying to constantly criticize, and be frustrated with, yourself for not being more or less than you are.
Today, I just got tired of it. I didn’t want to join in with my inner critic (or “catfish”) on how much of a loser, failure, eff up, whatever…. fill in the blank… I was this time for not doing insert random thing correctly.
On today’s podcast I share the story of what led me to the moment of essentially saying, “Eff that. I’m awesome and doing the best that I can.” I talk about us choosing to let it be okay that we do/don’t, can/can’t/struggle with whatever.
Some aspects of us are just what they are. Maybe we’re more sensitive to things than those around us. Maybe we have certain responses to stimuli that have been with us since childhood. Maybe we have weird quirks. Maybe past trauma causes us to respond to certain subjects in certain ways….
Today, I decided that life has enough challenges. Trying to keep everyone happy by fighting uphill to be, do, and respond in ways that are completely unnatural to us is just not worth it to me.
I’m not saying across the board to never…. compromise (I personally hate that word, lol, but do you)….. I’m just saying that there are some things in our lives that we try to fight against, hide, and “work on,” when it’s the equivalent of watching a leopard put on concealer because it doesn’t like its spots.
Some things are just part of who we are. We have aspects of us that might make life more challenging, things we’ve been criticized/bullied for, and incidents that impact us to this day although we wish they never happened. Today, I’m suggesting that we consider letting go of our resistance to what is. Maybe we’ll find more peace… with ourselves… by accepting ourselves more and letting it be okay that we are as we are.
So check out today’s #podcast episode and maybe you’ll see yourself in the insights I gained today. That’s my hope.
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
MDillon Designs & Publishing 