By Michael Haney
When was the last time you spent time with the real you? Not the person that we project to the public. Not the person who becomes what we think others are looking for in us. But the person that only you will ever meet.
We spend much of our lives creating these characters that we will play for different people at different times and for different reasons. All while ignoring the true you. We never, even for a second realize that the people we meet are doing the same thing. Manifesting this false being that only exists in our thoughts, playing the part of the comedian or the life of the party. Hiding behind popularity or barricading our-self behind the four cold, cruel walls of our temporary dwelling that we have the nerve to call our home.
We reflect the image of the person that we think others like best about our personality. building up this play dough idea of what everyone around us has projected onto us. Or what we think they project onto us. All while there is the perfect you trapped in this prison cell of our mind. The you that you should have listened to before going to that one party or dating that one guy or girl. The you that, given the chance, can make a real difference in your life and the lives of others around you. The you that really has the true power to change lives and make differences.
The you that you were meant to be.
You see when people attack you, belittle you, scrutinize you and judge you, take a moment, step back and ask your self “is this really who I am or is this just what this person sees in my projection?” are they attacking the real you or do we just make it feel that way? You see they don’t know the you that is trapped inside your head, longing to get out and be manifest.
Look around, look at your husband or wife or child and realize how little you truly know about that person. You only know the parts that they put out there for us to see. What about the inner person that they truly are? The person that you will never get to meet, spend time with, love and care for. The child that is alone even when surrounded by friends. The mom that is screaming for help while wearing a beautiful smile.
There truly is another you, a you that deserves to live a long full life, free from the modern collective ideas of what it means to be a success. Free from the lies that we allow to shape our lives, free from the society that would judge you based on their ideas of what a full life is. When you were born, you were told that you are white or black or yellow or red. Told that you are Christian or Muslim, Jew or gentile rich or poor loved or hated. We let those ideas of others shape our lives and we become angry or scared or depressed. We are taught to feel as if we are failures when we don’t conform to the stigmas of society.
But there is a leader in you.
There is a person willing and waiting to be happy. Can you hear it?
