Where to start? Well, let’s just acknowledge we all wear our own ‘masks’ which we present ourselves to the world! These masks may take many forms and in themselves are a very useful and necessary thing for us to do. However, do we really know who we ‘authentically’ are?

Over the past 10 years I’ve experienced highs and lows in my life (the lows have been really low!). About 5 years ago though I had my own epiphany in relation to my parents and my upbringing. Since then I have been making great inroads into finding my authentic self.

I have always wondered why people ‘hide’ behind masks! I realise why we do (to protect ourselves mostly), but I couldn’t quite grasp why we can’t reveal our authentic selves more often – especially to people we love and who love us! One would think in such intimate circumstances it would okay to remove our masks, but even then it is not easy for many people to do that. Moreover, some people feel threatened, intimidated and even vulnerable if someone else removes their mask to them!

So, what’s my point? I guess it’s mainly about finding and being my authentic self – that part of me that has been locked away and hidden behind the ‘masks’ that I created to protect myself in life!

I now feel so much freer, believe in myself and life more, have enormous amounts of energy and feel even more passionate about life. I’m still ‘a work in progress’ (aren’t we all) and life will always need to be managed, but I encourage everyone to find and be their authentic self – you won’t believe how great it feels!