Live as you. It may seem simple and obvious. Yet, is it? How many times a day are we changing how we act or react to accommodate others? How often do we hide who we are? How many times do we try to fit in, conform or not ruffle anyone's feathers? How many times are we aiming to please or appease others? Every time we change our behavior we are not living in our truth. We are not living life as ourselves. Whose life are we living then? Not our own. Time continues to pass by. No one is promised tomorrow. Would you rather people have a relationship with the real you, or a fake you which you present to the world? If the relationship is with a face that you're wearing, then it is not your relationship. Quit hanging on to this idea that there is any expectation to be perfect. Do you expect others to be perfect? I'm guessing not. Neither are any others expecting perfection from you. It is time to accept ourselves as we are. It is time to practice self-forgiveness. We need to cut ourselves some slack. People make mistakes, it is normal. Making mistakes does not make you an unacceptable human being. It makes you human. Let go of your fear. Just be yourself, as you are. My bet is that people will appreciate you much more in your honesty, in your true form, as you are, than when you are suffocating yourself beneath pretense. It will be much easier to find like-minded people when they are able to find you. Live as you.
— Akiroq Brost
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