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You’ve Been Living Alongside a Stranger For Years
The key to a more exciting life
We all have different sides to our personalities. We may be shy around strangers but outgoing with our friends. We may be serious at work but playful at home.
There’s the side that we show to our family and friends, the side that we show to our colleagues, and the side that we show to strangers.
In the end, our true selves suffer on the altar of conformity.
Many people rarely show their authentic selves to anyone. It’s the part of their personality they repress because they are too busy conforming to what society expects of them. It’s the side that they keep hidden, even from themselves.
“The freedom to be yourself is a gift only you can give yourself. But once you do, no one can take it away,” says Doe Zantamata, author of Happiness in Your Life.
Acknowledging and respecting your real self is the key to unlocking your best and creative potential. It’s an essential skill that each of us needs to learn to fulfil our true potential as human beings.
Authentic living starts with self-awareness
Vironika Tugaleva, author, poet, and activist, once said, “You’ll never know who you are unless you shed who you…
