Becoming The Real You

Becoming The Real You
by Kim Eagles

Coming to grips to who you truly are within your place in life takes almost a lifetime to accept and/or discover. More importantly it takes courage to be real and transparent. As individuals we shape ourselves into beings of complexity and resolution. Our unique exclusivity, rareness and distinctiveness as individuals is as original as our fingerprints. We think and examine possibilities that perplex and bewilder those around us. If fortunate we act on our gut and gifts—basing our choices on what we intuitively “know,” not what society offers us as answers.
Your individuality and unique development mark you as a limited edition. You are unwilling to tolerate what Cosmopolitan, Vogue and Vanity Fair dictates you become. The real you is too keen on the idea of true adaption to your life as an organic being, too powerful to submit to ordinary pressures, still you often allow fears to contain your possibilities.
The authentic you questions and challenges media and mere sensationalism that baffles the copycat mentality in advertisement and consumerism by standing tall in the belief in being who you were created to be and shining as that special person of destiny.
Have you found the real you yet? If so, stand up and be counted.
“This process of finding one’s self can be painful,” according to an article by Karen Wright in the latest issue of Psychology Today. Many people try to mask their in authenticity with “cosmetic surgery, psycho pharmaceuticals, and perpetual makeovers.” According to Stephen Cope, author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, “People feel profoundly like they're not living from who they really are, their authentic self, their deepest possibility in the world. The result is a sense of near-desperation.”
Although it can be hard work, there are real psychological benefits to self-recognition. Wright reports, authenticity is correlated with many aspects of psychological well-being, including vitality, self-esteem, and coping skills.” A life that remains unexamined often leads to anxiety or depression.
It’s like the old joke: “You can never hide from yourself, because no matter where you go, there you are.” http://www.utne.com/2008-05-21/Science-Technology/Finding-the-Real-You.aspx?blogid=36
When you were a child, you thought like a child. As an adult the goal is to live life as who you really are. Unfortunately, our circumstances sometimes deter us from our individual path. Circumstance — no matter how difficult — can no longer be an excuse. As hard as it may sound—our evolution and development as human beings must be nurtured consistently. Why? Because someone other than you may need to know the real you. Your transformation impacts those around you, causing them to self-reflect and, perhaps, even change. Authenticity breeds authenticity.