I wish I’d heard this at age 12. How many times have I heard “be your best self?” At least 100 times Oprah alone. What does your “best self” even mean? Nicest? More present? Healthier? Attractive? Happier? I’ve heard this phrase for at least thirty years and I have no idea what it means. Fun? Intelligent? Artistic? I know what my best self isn’t, but what is it? I know my best self isn’t the morally dark things. But what is BEST? Empathetic? Adventurous? Fun?
I can’t be everything and I can’t be everything to everyone or for everyone. I don’t know what my best is because I’ve never been that. I may never be that. I may aspire to be more of one or some of the things above, but I won’t succeed at all or some.
So, just live.
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