We're born "innocent". We're eager, curious and more honest than imaginable. (i.e. "Mummy, why doesn't that man have any legs?", right in front of the poor guy. Ouch!). Then our parents "raise" us and tailor us into submission. We get to school and our "peers" further "shape" us into shutting parts of ourselves down... and before you know it, we become and present a version of ourselves to the world. The rest of our "self" sits quietly in the background somewhere. Hmmm... and I guess we bring those parts of ourselves to the table in the safety and warmth of close friends and perhaps family, if we're lucky enough to feel comfortable there.
So! Personally speaking, it has been quite the journey finding my way back "home". It's kinda like having to re-learn how to be completely comfortable expressing one's truth or one's unique self-expression. It's all the more complex being extremely extroverted and yet deeply shy when it counts!
For what it's worth;)
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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