Search for, and awaken your true self.

 WHO are you?

AS a society now, we are obsessed with 'labels!'

EVERY day I watch on socials or hear someone say, 'I'm Vegan!' 'I'm trans!' 'I'm keto' 'I'm an influencer!' blah blah blah, yep, it's tedious isn't it? I am very very bored of it now. Social media has broken the true spirit and soul of people. There are also the 'I'm menopausal' and 'I'm ADHD!' LABELS! ARGH!

WHY are you labelling yourself? Boxing yourself in? Why do you feel the need to define your personality with just one aspect? Or is that all you truly have about yourself, just one aspect? It makes me mad and sad.

HOW would I label myself? I cannot! I simply cannot think of one aspect of my personality that is more important than another, and that is because every day I do a lot of different activities that make me unique. I simply couldn't have a label because there isn't one long enough to encompass all that is me. I am not the same as any other person, I am an individual, I don't conform to any particular way of stereotype, I do my thing in my way and I really don't care whether I fit in or not, anyone who doesn't like who or what I am can do one! I am past caring at my age now, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, it's my opinion of my personality that counts. 

WE all have our true selves deep inside, the more shallow your behaviour, the less likely you are to really get to know your true self. The more you care about material things, your looks, fashion, expensive accessories, cars, phones, gadgets, these things really don't count at the end of the day, and maybe by having them you are compensating for a lack or anything moral and decent in your soul? We are born naked and without anything except for family, we die pretty much the same way, you can't take your top of the range materialistic tat to the grave with you, you won't need it there. You can take your reputation as a person who did good things, who was kind, who adventured, who made a difference in the world, that will be ever lasting long after you are gone. No one will care if you had the latest fashion and got botox in your life. That means nothing in the end.

TAKE time to just be. Leave your phone at home, go out in nature, look at the trees, feel the breeze, watch the wildlife, see how small you really are in the world, then look deep inside yourself at how you really are, who you really are, and then decide to respect that true self. Don't conform to standards, just because it's fashionable. No one will care when you are gone. That's the honest truth of it. We don't remember the great people, because they were good looking. Mother Theresa isn't remembered because she went viral on TikTok, she will always be remembered, and influencers on social media will soon be forgotten. Make it count. Make your life worthwhile. Do something to enlighten your soul and be remembered forever for it.

BEING shallow won't bring you enlightenment, it will bring you temporary happiness, and you will fade into the background.

SEEK out your true self, why you are really here, what good you can do, make your life count, don't just be a statistic.