Stop Performing: Letting Go of the Version of You That No Longer Fits You know that feeling when you're at a party and you catch yourself mid-sentence, and suddenly you realize you're performing? Like, you're not actually talking, you're doing a bit . Playing a character. Being the version of you that you think this room needs. Yeah. That shit is exhausting. And here's the thing: we don't just do it at parties. We do it everywhere. With our families. At work. On social media. Even alone sometimes, performing for some imaginary audience that's keeping score of whether we're doing life "right." I've been thinking a lot lately about how much energy I've wasted trying to be versions of myself that never quite fit. The "always positive" guy. The "has it all figured out" guy. The "doesn't get rattled by anything" guy. All these costumes I've worn because I thought that's what I was supposed to be...
As we take an authentic voice with this show, we need to ask ourselves does what others do matter? If we live our life in a way that bothers others, should it bother us? Can we live a life without gossip, strife and division depsite gender, culture, and belief systems. How so? How does it work? Let's find out. SONGS FROM THIS EPISODE LETS GO - Methods of Mayhem MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS - Pigface BORED - Death Angel STRUT - KMFDM THE GOOD SOLDIER - Nine Inch Nails ITS MY LIFE - No Doubt
