Non identifying with the mask(s) you wear in the world
What does it feel like to be you? What do you refer to as 'you'? We navigate daily life behind a mask or multiple masks, each representing a different role or context. We may have assumed or been assigned these roles long ago or more recently. Disassociating from them can be a challenging lifelong journey.
So we continue wearing the masks that we deem most appropriate or most comfortable to navigate the multitude of circumstances arising around us in everyday life. Some masks are profitable and we like them that way. Other masks conceal fears and unspoken truths that we're not yet ready to confront. Perhaps one day we will. But that day won't arrive unless it actually does.
Some masks are fashioned from iron, serving as a defense against the harshness and selfishness of others we encounter in our daily lives. Other masks are more delicate, made from the same innocence we possessed as children when the world was still a vast, uncharted territory and our curiosity was unfeigned.
Whatever mask we wear based on the circumstances, we can be aware, at a macro level, that we wear masks. We’ve carefully selected the most comfortable ones, adjusting their size and material as time and experiences progress. Until, at last, we may strip off the mask and get back to the biological source that a human being is made of.
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