in certain circumstances, you may feel that it’s easier to show up as your more authentic self.
with certain people, you may find that it’s easier to be who you are.
within certain parameters, such as your home, you are able to really kick back + be who you are in the most unapologetic way.
within certain situations, like those that don’t challenge your way of thinking or the like, you may find it easier to let your hair down, speak very casually, + be yourself.
my all time favorite saying “the circumstances don’t matter” applies here, too.
code switching is out + the mask can come off, fam — it’s time to be you.
yes, you may have been programed to show up as someone else for the acceptance of others.
yes, in the past you may have consented to this practice + believed that changing your hair style, the inflection + pitch of your voice, or your vocabulary will get you to high places.
yes, you may still believe it to some extent + hate that this challenges your views on assimilation.
but none of that shit matters when you can’t fully be yourself while doing it.
you’ll always feel like an imposter in those places when you aren’t authentically showing up as the person you are at your core.
so, why risk the discomfort when it comes at the price of resenting who you have to live with for the rest of your life?
today, turn inward + accept the role you play in being disingenuous to your true self.
it’s not your family, your job, your friends, or your circumstance that’s keeping you from being yourself — it’s you.
it’s you thinking you are not enough as you are.
it’s you thinking that people who only like this wanna be version of you are your people — they are not.
don’t allow another moment to pass by where you aren’t being who you truly are.
you are enough as you are.
prove that to yourself + show up as your authentic self every single time.
be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach
journal prompt(s) for today:
what lies were you told about yourself that inspired you to show up as someone you are not?
what steps can you take today to show up as a more authentic version of yourself?
rhetorical (or not): when will you stop playing the game of validation + accept yourself for who you are?