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The Art of Living
I don't know about you, but I know that I am the happiest when
I behave the way I believe. That is; I am my authentic self. For each of us it means something different because we are all created unique from one another. Isn't that just the greatest to know that you are specially designed to be the best you? Nobody else can replicate you! Sometimes I find our American pop culture demands we assimilate, so we can all look and act the same. Yet, in some weird oxymoronic manner, the very same culture boasts about the advantages of being an individual; in other words, "Be your bad 'ole self". I think that is why so many of us walk around feeling inferior, not good enough and lack self confidence. These mixed up messages are really messing us up because they totally contradict each other. I don't have a TV, and I am consciously choosey about what I listen to on the radio or internet, and what I read on the internet. The operative word here is "consciously". I tell myself, I don't need to know about the latest craze or compare myself to a model who has an incredibly fast metabolism. Doing so is a real downer, and that is not me. Theodore Roosevelt said, "Comparison is the Thief of Joy". And boy was he ever right! To be my authentic self means that I accept myself, the good and the bad, with humility. I take the focus away from my exterior features and 'looks', and delve myself into interests which help define who I am. When I do what I love, I am happy. When I focus on comparing myself to others, I rob myself of happiness. Building self confidence brings about happiness in my life, and being happy makes me feel confident AND it reflects self confidence to the people around me; the happiness and self confidence work in tandem. People respond positively to confidence because they enjoy being around upbeat and happy people. So take your happy self and do something you absolutely love; then enjoy the laughter and share your inner beauty with someone.
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