“I can be a better me than anyone can.” — Diana Ross

Let yourself off the hook from trying to appease two masters – the Inner Self & the Outer Self. In other words, The True You and the Self you present to the outside world. The two are not in agreement with each other and it is making you feel off balance. It is time to drop the mask.  Discard the fake face because it’s not worth the energy keeping it in place anymore. Question yourself as to why you’ve been wearing it in the first place. As protection? For acceptance?  Staying true to yourself - your beliefs, values, interests, likes & dislikes- is an act of self-love. Once we show our Authentic Self and drop all falsities, we can settle into a place of self-acceptance and contentment.  Free from the self-defeating trap of comparing ourselves to someone else’s journey, we can have satisfaction for where we are right now. We can know we are enough. As we start to shed our unkind thoughts of lack, insufficiency and defectiveness, we begin to take pride in what we have had to overcome & what we have to offer to the outside world. You can stop tearing yourself down for where you think you don’t measure up. Many are guilty of being their own worst enemy with unkind thoughts & words of self-blame, disappointment & resentment – these have been self-limiting. You can realize your greatest potential by fostering compassion for yourself, despite your weaknesses, as you would for others. You’ve given them a pass, why not yourself? Resolving any feelings around abandonment & rejection will open your heart center encouraging the receiving as well as giving of expansive loving energy. Embracing your authenticity will help you feel more in tune with yourself restoring balance, peace & ease.