Is it really possible to live two different lives at the same time? I hear about this more and more lately from stories of friends, acquaintances and colleagues. It is scary to think how adaptable we can be as human beings to not be ourselves wherever we go. I think we all experience this from time to time. It is the degree that some us do it that is amazing to me.
I have just recently moved into a new location and I am starting to have the 'space' to reflect on life a bit. I love this time of year, Autumn, it gives you a chance to slow down a bit and see what direction the year before you has taken. I see how much of a double life I really started to live and how much I wasn't being my true self in the place I was before and frankly still am not... I wonder if it is something I can really stop now. Has it become just a way of 'being' or is it influenced by those I surround myself with? I see myself moving and socializing in the same circles of people and it is nice, but I wonder if I am feeling not quite myself, how many of those people are experiencing the same feeling that I am?
I think it can be a challenge to find a place that you are fully yourself at all times. But when you can find people that you can be yourself around most of the time, hang on to that and nurture those relationships. Because those that are probably the best for your own personal growth...
More things to ponder :)
In gratitude,
Asha
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