Who's Behind The Mask?

Who's Behind The Mask?

Author: Lee Everette

Growing up, I did not have confidence in myself. I was always afraid of being 'Lee'. I thought I was weird, I thought my ideas were dumb, I thought people would make fun of me, so from that, I began wearing a mask and like Shakespeare said "merely being an actor on stage". The problem with that though, outside of the obvious, is that I truly started forgetting and not knowing who I actually was. It was the most weird feeling I have every experienced. I forgot what my genuine interests were, I forgot what I was passionate about, I forgot what made me, me. So after feeling that pain for many years to come, I finally said forget it, I am going to be myself. But, another learning lesson occurred. I was trying WAY TOO HARD. I almost felt like I had to make up for lost time and I also felt, for people to 'like me', they needed to know everything. Again, on top of the obvious mistakes, I ended up trying to appeal to the wrong ones, and still was caring what others thought, way too often. Even if my effort was genuine. Fast forward to present day. I am more aligned, confident, and at peace than I ever have been in life. Why? Because I took some time to figure out who Lee was first. I valued who I was at my core. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I also learned that not everyone deserves to know everything about you. I still remain just as open, probably more open now than ever, but the who/what/when/where is always thought out in my mind. This is usually based off of sheer connection with someone or lack there of. I am able to assess and know how much 'effort' is needed for that conversation or relationship. From there, I stopped caring what people thought entirely, because I knew if I did good, and followed my intuition and just did what was right, then the right ones would align with that. The ones that had something negative to say, well, I guess didn't understand to begin with. For the ones that did understand, or ended up aligning as people in my life, then thats when I
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