An hour later, lost and mudstained, you wonder how you got there in the first place. You don’t remember ever making a decision…it just happened.
Identity
You are not a brand
If we’re honest, most of us are tormented by the fear that, “If I don’t publicize who I am, no one will know, and I’ll never become what I could have been.”
Look good by letting it go
Their concept of self appears larger, not smaller, in that they can’t be bothered…to be bothered.
The nuclear family isn’t going away
We don’t like to talk about the power of families because, frankly, there’s not much we can do about it.
Substance over semblance
Real life isn’t glitzy and glamorous. Real life doesn’t come with a filter. Real life is cleaning up dishes and returning that shirt that looked better online.
Your authentic self isn’t enough
We’ve all encountered people who are unshakably authentic, who, we can’t help thinking, could perhaps do with being a little more fake. An authentic monster is perhaps better than a monster in disguise, but not by much.
Can I follow my heart?
Wisdom does not come from within. Nor will the lifestyle of liberating an “inner child” lead to lasting freedom.
How to be authentic
I’ve never actually met a fully authentic person. I’m not sure I would want to. It’s been said that a person begins to lie as soon as he becomes polite.
