Losing a Sense of Self

How can we allow ourselves to veer off the path of authenticity?

When stressors weigh down on our lives, it’s easy to go into autopilot, conform to the demand of the exterior world and seek immediate resolution whenever adversity arises.

A coping mechanism which in turn, inevitably brings suffering.

We may rationalize it as something that has the potential to bring further happiness.

We may be trying to achieve a goal or be in the pursuit of higher meaning. All of these we rationalize as a greater good.

But at the end of the day, it is a compromise to the respect we have for ourselves.

It’s at the cost of truth, authenticity and the fortitude of our values.

Whenever adversity arises, stay clear from any forced reaction. Avoid the front.

Instead, allow yourself to be vulnerable. To align yourself with the truth.