Who Did You Become To Stay Acceptable?
I felt inspired to write this today... watching smart people doubt their voice, surrendering their opiinions to the accepted "truth", doubting their self worth..... ...........What if the person you call “you” is really just the version that got the most approval… and the least rejection? ...........What if every time you dim your voice, doubt your intuition, or look outside yourself for direction, you’re not being cautious— you’re being conditioned? What if the "expert", "authority:" you defer to, the opinions you cling to, the voices you elevate above your own aren’t signs of humility… ...............but signs of the self you edited to survive? at the expense of your own soul..... What if conformity didn’t just shape your choices— it rewired your identity? Obedience......to.... what...? What if the real reason you silence your truth is because the original you learned, very young, that authenticity was expensive and acceptance was currency? And what if the part of you still outsourcing your inner guidance is the same part that believes: “Being myself will cost me something I can’t lose.” So let me ask you— Who did you have to become to stay acceptable… .................and what would happen if you stopped choosing that version? If you feel inclined to participate in this conversation... this may be the most useful talk in a long time... maybe inspire others to say YES, to themselves.... (This is the doorway back to your actual voice.) :)))))))