“Tear off your mask. Your face is glorious.” – Rumi
Ready to remove your mask and begin seeing your potential strengths? Try this exercise: Examine your life and choices during the past month. Can you see whether you wore masks in any of those situations? If so, write out a three-column list. In the first column, write the personality you brought to the experience (the mask you wore). In the second column, write the insecurity you were hiding. In the third column, write the reverse of the insecurity and label it as a superpower-in-training.
EXAMPLE:
| Mask | Fear | Strength in Training |
| The comic | My real self is boring | My real self has real stories that can authentically connect me with others. I am ready for an authentic connection with others. |
What gift is waiting for you? Likely, the version of you that you are meant to become. Once you begin to show the world who you really are, you light a torch for others to do the same – to walk mask-free down their own path in the delight of their authenticity.
At some point, masks begin to pile up and become burdensome. We miss out on the gift of being uncomfortable, vulnerable and uniquely ourselves until we take the masks off. With our masks off, we create real connections with others and allow ourselves to experience the full spectrum of our lives. By removing our masks, we truly show up as ourselves in our own lives and invite a myriad of possibilities for our lives to grow.
We must face our insecurities and find a way to heal them. Our insecurities develop because they are the places we can grow within us. They are the garden of our potential. Life would be meaningless if there were no growth. We acquire these little seeds of insecurities and, with them, are gifted an opportunity to turn them into superpowers and strengths. Yet, if we consistently try to hide who we are underneath a mask, we suppress our ability to truly become the best versions of ourselves.
Ready to remove your mask and begin seeing your potential strengths? Try this exercise: Examine your life and choices during the past month. Can you see whether you wore masks in any of those situations? If so, write out a three-column list. In the first column, write the personality you brought to the experience (the mask you wore). In the second column, write the insecurity you were hiding. In the third column, write the reverse of the insecurity and label it as a superpower-in-training.
EXAMPLE:
| Mask | Fear | Strength in Training |
| The comic | My real self is boring | My real self has real stories that can authentically connect me with others. I am ready for an authentic connection with others. |
What gift is waiting for you? Likely, the version of you that you are meant to become. Once you begin to show the world who you really are, you light a torch for others to do the same – to walk mask-free down their own path in the delight of their authenticity.
