WISE ASS WEDNESDAY

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.

But what if we just... stopped?

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