The Masks We Wear

It’s almost Halloween, a magical time within a wonderfully magical month. I was looking back through old photos and I remembered how fun it was to dress up as an expression of a part of myself that was actually in me, even if I didn’t let it lead when I was younger.

The magical sorceress, the witchy woman, ‍the mystical leader.

I think I’ve always appeared confident because I’m a risk taker. Taking intuitive risks that most people won’t take is something that’s just in my soul because it comes naturally to me, for better or worse. But inside, I still battle with not feeling confident, or good enough about different things in my life.

I share this because I think that so many of us can assume that other people have it all together. Just by looking on the outside (or scrolling through their Instagram feeds) it can be easy to think that they don’t have these feelings of insecurity and just feel blissful and content all day.

And it’s just not true.

We’re all human beings and we all struggle. It’s a perfect, imperfect part of the design.

And because we don’t want people to see that we’re human, we wear these masks of perfection trying desperately to win love and approval.

Meanwhile, the hidden pieces within us (our inner sorceress, for example) that don’t get to see the light of day are begging to be let out, to be able to make their contribution in the world.

Who you truly are is the gift that the world needs.

Real confidence (not fake bravado) is the secret to removing the #masks that are keeping you hidden, and letting your truth emerge. Confidence isn’t something that just magically happens to some people and not to others.

Needed for true confidence…

Self love
Self worth
Self trust
Emotional intelligence
Courage

The work is unveiling what is true for all of us – that we are Divine light in human form and that we are completely perfect just as we are. And if you do struggle with any of these, know it’s just a matter of being obscured by all sorts of other life *noise* and negative people sometimes.

You are brilliant
You are exceptional
You are worthy