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RE: Ready to really Keep It Real?
I guess keeping it real would entail loving yourself as well. It’s something I’d love to teach but I’m still working on it myself. Until recently I had a hard time telling people how I felt out of fear of conflict or awkwardness and found myself in many more uncomfortable situations as a result. Sometimes I didn’t want to be somewhere but I’d put up with it for a friend or to keep the atmosphere peaceful. Now I’ve discovered I can only lead others to self empowerment when I empower myself and don’t sit through unpleasant conversations just to be polite all the time.
Those are important learnings many of us have to get at some point, or just go on suffering under the weight of putting everyone before ourselves. Finding how to live in integrity and care about others, without actually putting ourselves second is challenging, but if we don't do it, we just bleed ourselves dry. It is still challenging, but at least we're clear about what we're trying to do now.