It has been said that the eyes are the window to our souls. Unfortunately so many people wear masks to hide who they are that no one ever gets to see their beautiful soul. Sadly enough, not only does no one else get to know the real them, but they often go through life wondering who they themselves are because they have lost touch with their own selves from spending so much of their lives wearing a mask and pretending to be someone they are not.
We often begin wearing a mask for protection but who are we really protecting ourselves from, the world around us or our own selves? Are we trying to hide who we are or how we feel? Or could we be wearing a mask in hopes of becoming something we are not?
There can be times when pretending to be something isn’t always a bad thing. Of course we wear different hats, there’s nothing wrong with that and wearing a badge of courage or faith are good too. They can help us through any situation. I even believe that pretending to be confident can often lead to actually being confident. Just as putting on a happy face when inside we don’t feel very happy can often lift our mood. So when is it bad? When you wear a mask and don’t ever let anyone know who you really are. When you need help but are too ashamed to ask for it. When you look at your life and feel that you’re living a lie. When wearing a mask begins to hurt you, then it is time to take it off.
So I challenge you to take that mask off and put it away. It’s time to find out who you really are inside. Let your soul speak to you and don’t be afraid to be yourself. Be proud of it and be confident enough to allow the person who is inside to come out and show the world who it is. Go ahead and put on a different hat, it’s great to be many things, but don’t hide your soul. Let everyone see the beauty that is inside. Don’t be afraid to take off the mask.
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Michelle Weimer
(Visit Michelle's Website)
I am a certified life coach through Coach
Training Alliance, which is an accredited
program by the International Coach
Federation. I have a BA in Psychology with
an emphasis in Counseling and an area of
concentration in Social Work. I also have
a MA in both Elementary and Secondary
Counseling. As a school counselor for 10
yrs, I spent much of my time coaching
students through identifying who they
wanted to be and what they wanted to do
with their futures. I worked with them to
set and attain the goals they needed to
get there. I then made my own transition
to coaching as a career after staying home
with my children for several years.
As a skilled listener, I possess the
intuition, critical thinking and
analytical skills to communicate and
inspire people to move forward in their
lives. I have training in how to start and
market a business as well as experience in
creating three businesses of my own.
If you think you might benefit from having
a coach to assist with the challenges of
creating a balanced and prosperous life,
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