Why do we care so much about what others think?
Why does it feel so damn weird to put ourselves out there?
Why does the prospect of being rejected fill us with weird vibes?
Why do we fight so hard to protect our cool, relaxed, totally not boring, happy images?
Because we’re human.
Because we don’t want to be rejected by ‘society.’
Because we want to survive.
Because it’s understandable and normal to try and look and act flawlessly.
The only teenie weenie issue with this is that it makes us miserable.
We can never relax if there is the chance that we will look stupid.
We can never just ‘be ourselves.’
So how the hell can we just relax?
How can we be more ‘authentic?’ (Whatever the heck that means).
How can we be more courageous and face our stupid fears, and just be a success without making everything such a huge deal?
We do this by forgetting ourselves.
Worrying about who we are and what image we project is an issue with our thinking: our minds.
You cannot fix problems of the mind at the level of the mind.
