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When they say "Be yourself," which self do they mean?
You are divine at centre, human in appearance – at a certain range.Seeing Who you really are doesn’t mean you are no longer aware of your appearance, no longer self-conscious – that’s impossible as well as undesirable. So you still respond to your name, still recognize yourself in the mirror, still take responsibility for your actions. Of course. But you are now aware that your humanity is like a disguise, an incarnation you have taken on to be here in this world. Inwardly you are God, outwardly you are a person – a unique person with a special contribution to make. Instead of thinking you are just that person, that appearance, you are awake to the Power behind you, the Safety within you, the Source of inspiration and guidance at the heart of your human life. This enables you to be yourself even more so.
Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong.
What if the question is not why am I so infrequently the person I really want to be, but why do I so infrequently want to be the person I really am?
To be ourselves causes us to be exiled by many others, and yet to comply with what others want causes us to be exiled from ourselves.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else.
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