I love Halloween, it’s a day set aside for us to be outrageous or to bring forth something we wish we could be. But what happens on the other 364 days of the year when we are wearing our everyday costumes for fear the world will find out who we really are?
In order to prevent our true inner self from being seen, we wear a symbolic or metaphorical mask over our authentic personality in the hopes that our true self remains hidden. It is fear which creates the mask and fear which keeps it in place. The truth is that the masks we wear are hiding our true and most beautiful identity from both ourselves and from the world.
Masks can take the form of "I know it all" or "I'm tough" or "I'm different.” We want to believe that this is who we are, yet there are lingering false beliefs that over the years have become the foundation for the façade.
In addition to the mask we complement the disguise with stories and layers of accessories that add more credibility to the whole costume—another diploma or award, a faster car or a bigger house. Gradually, the costume becomes very heavy and the result is mental and physical exhaustion!
When we dig deeply enough into our hidden nature we find not darkness but light and the realization that our safety lies in actually letting down the mask and in being our true authentic self.
When you wake up tomorrow morning think about some of the disguises you are willing to take off in order to let out the beautiful you that lies within.
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