{photo by: Emily Elisabeth Photography}
I might have mentioned once that I work for a site called Psych Central. It’s a wonderful company to be a part of and I am proud to be an Associate Editor. One of the joys I get from working there is getting paid to read the wealth of articles written there.
Holding Back Who We Are
One article in general really got me excited. It was about how we hold back. We hold back who we are out of fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of being judged. We hold a part of our true selves close to our heart, so no one can see it, ridicule it or take it from us.
It sparked something in me when I read that.
I wonder how much of us are locking up who we really are.
Questions to Ask Yourself:
When you are writing an article, a blog post, a new chapter in your book, are you hiding behind your true words?
When you are chatting with a friend or interacting with a co-worker, are you holding back the best of you in fear of others finding out?
There once a girl who hid behind her words. She through them fast on the page and hid quickly so no one would see her. She pretended to be fine when she was not. She was silent about her real dreams and passions. She was safe. But her talent was undiscovered. She was a gift that no one else knew about.
Is that girl you?
Part of the challenge is to gain more than we are willing to sacrifice. It’s gaining freedom to be who we are by not spending the time and energy being who we are not.
Don’t hold back your feelings when someone asks you. Don’t censor yourself when writing up that post.
Open your heart to the possibility of who you are. Whether you are writing or talking to a loved one, take a chance and be yourself. You may be pleasantly surprised by the results.
