Stripped

It takes audacity to remove all coverings, still, I trust that the only way to stay loyal to your own authentic self is to expose it. 

To reveal it, stripped of all influences, masks, roles, "facades" or "shields" that repress it.

Not long ago, I used to keep my soul into the obscure and shades while seeking acceptance, as I craved to belong somewhere. I wanted to fit in, but I was deceived by my own fears.

To play a role only to fit in somewhere will not supply the feeling of belonging, of association. Why? Because you really do not belong in that place, you simulate the values, beliefs, etc. to be endorsed.

The fear of what others might think, or how they would perceive me, felt like a mental prison. It censored my own beliefs and kept me away from doing the things I really felt like doing. 

Live your standards and share your principles. Express your true self, your inner values, your deepest beliefs, bring out your creative side and the rest will calibrate. 

You do not have to fit in a place, you can find a place that will fit you or if that place is not there yet, create it.

Love, 

Carmen