Be yourself

I think that too many of us, as we go through  life, try to be someone we aren't too much of the time.  Maybe it is at work, or in a relationship, maybe it's a self-concept issue, or the need for acceptance.  You can keep up the show for awhile, but eventually you have to strip away the facade and just be yourself.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't grow and evolve into the best person we can be.  When my son was a babe and I would be giving him some form of  instruction on how to grow and mature and live life better, he would always retort: " I don't need to change, this is how God made me."  That in turn, would start me on a whole 'nother tirade.  We have to become the best we can be.  But we have to be ourselves.

We need to be true to who we are.  We need to be authentic and honest and live life in being true to self.  No matter what, I think it's been proven at this point in life, we can't please everyone all of the time.  Sometimes, it seems like we can't please anyone ever....so why play games.  Be yourself.

Whoever loves you will love you for the real you....not some pretense.  And whoever doesn't...they just won't...  Life will go on and we will surround ourselves with the people who can see the beauty of who we really are.

So just relax and be your best self, with no apologies.

“be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.” 

~ Henry David Thoreau