I am hesitant to admit it, but I'm not having any more of the "be your authentic self." It sounds righteous, but down deep inside, I don't even know what that means...on its face, yeah, but underneath it all?
I be who I am, I say what I believe, I try to keep others' feelings before my own. When conversation gets deeper...God, country, Trump...I soft-pedal my truth. I move on when the other party is looking to "debate" which actually means to "argue."
There are many "sounds good" sayings...when said the first time, they were gold, but repeated endlessly, they just get bleated and deleted.
For instance, "Say what you mean, and mean what you say." Excellent advice. But if we don't take it to heart the first couple of times we hear and/or say it, it becomes a conversation filler...or stopper, depending on our intention.
My life-changers, e.g., resist not evil or we have ceased fighting everything and everybody, I rarely, if ever, say aloud for others to hear. Ah, but their deep inner meaning will stop me still...cause me pause again to hold to their personal truth for a moment.
I don't get that from the 90th time I've heard or said the likes of, "Be your authentic self." But that may just be me (or my authentic self? 😊).
Thank you.
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