Why Is It So Hard to Be Authentic?
Authenticity is hard because it requires the body to risk what it once survived by avoiding. It may involve saying what you actually feel, needing what you actually need, disappointing someone, outgrowing familiar dynamics, or letting people see the parts of you that were once criticized or shamed.
Your Worth Is Not Up for Debate
Some of us learned early that love was conditional. Approval was conditional. Belonging was conditional. So we adapted. We became what the room needed. We learned to read faces. We learned to anticipate disappointment. We learned to perform.
And performance can look a lot like worth.
But worth is not a grade.
It is not a role.
It is not something someone can grant or revoke.
Worth is inherent.
