Reintroduce Yourself

🤔 Finding the real you beneath everything else

Have you seen yourself lately?

And I don’t mean the you in costumes of professionalism or I’ve-got-it-all-togetherness.

I don’t mean the you who responds to every “How are you?” with an immediate, “I’m good, and you?”

I’m not even talking about the you who strives to be a good friend, partner, or parent, who’s always trying to put all the pieces together, to rearrange the calendar and make it all work.

I’m talking about the you beneath all that. The you who doesn’t have a net worth because you can’t be measured in monetary means.

I’m talking about the you beneath the facades you put up to be accepted and acceptable.

Nadia Bolz Weber said, “Nothing you resolve to change about yourself will ever make you more worthy of being loved.”

Sadhguru said, “What you accumulate can be yours, but it can never be you.”

I know you have goals and aspirations. You have dreams. That’s healthy—as long as it’s for you. The real you. The you who doesn’t need validation from anyone or anything. The you with inborn confidence because there’s nothing to prove.

I know you’re buried in there. There are layers and stories stacked on top of you. But the more time you spend digging through all the nonsense, the closer you get to your true essence.

And here’s the magic: the more time you spend with that you, the better you show up in the world. And the people you want to be around will be drawn to you because of that authentic confidence and clarity.

And those not adding value to your life will be naturally repelled because that’s not an energy they’re used to feeling. Most of the people who drag you down are simply grasping for identity. They’re desperate to know who they are.

But you know you are. Deep down, you know. You might just need to pause, slow down, and silence your notifications. You might have to distance yourself from unnecessary commitments and requests disguised as obligations. You’ll probably need to leave some boxes unchecked and messages unread.

You must spend some time in the quiet now.

Because that’s where you live. Reintroduce yourself.

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