Our Inner Mask
Subtle Energy Alchemy’s November 1st newsletter, Energy Sharing, reminded us that recent Halloween masks are not the only covering we use to hide our identity.
In fact, those we most often wear are internal masks. And we are frequently unaware that we’ve slipped these inner masks into place.
Why the Mask?
We don’t feel comfortable being honest about who we are or what we feel and think.
Feeling vulnerable is not a pleasant experience for any of us.
It might depend on social sensitivity or our good judgment alerting us that our feelings, emotions, or beliefs will not be respected or understood.
Our uneasiness can also result from past unpleasant experiences.
Our consciously made choices about the extent of our sharing are healthy. We know the reasons and freely make our own decisions.
The Automatic Mask
The mask which we talk about here is the one we’re unaware of wearing.
It has become an automatic habit we’ve developed without recognizing it.
We hide behind it to blend in with and be accepted by others.
This automatic quality usually brings with it a continuing uneasiness with ourselves.
It also increases exhaustion from maintaining what is called a false-front, the pretend us.
Suggestions
Each of us has a limit, such as situations or group sizes, at which point we feel very uncomfortable or vulnerable. It’s okay to be honest with ourselves about it, and to honor our truth.
Being comfortable with our own truth is an important step to continued connection with our internal self while remembering to respect our individuality.
Your Thoughts?
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