- Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed
- True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal
- Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious
- implies authenticity, genuineness, or factuality
- Implies sincerity, honesty.
Now I am sure we all use or hear the word Real pretty often.
"Real Recognize Real", "Keepin'it Real" etc we've heard it...
"I want a Real man/woman", "Don't trynna fake it, be Real", "I like Real people", "It's not even her Real hair/boobs"etc we've said it...
Being Real to others is a good attitude, therefore wanting Real from people is totally normal.
But can I ask a question?
Are we REAL to ourselves? Are we True, are we Sincere are we Honest towards ourselves?
We are so focused wanting to be the Ideal-self that we forget about the Real-self.
The Ideal-self is the person we want to be, a fantasy of how we want to be...All the good qualities we wish we had etc. In other words it is when we think "I should be like this...".
I should be honest, I should be strong, I should be patient, I should be kind, I should be happy, I should be helpful and not selfish...
The Real-self however is who we are! Our personality, our flaws, our positives, our negatives.
We all have some qualities...but the negative side is what we tend to hide!
To be Real with yourself means to expose, to be honest, to reveal...
So, for a minute let's put the good qualities on hold and let the bad one speak...
Our imperfections when exposed are subject to correction...
So take a piece of paper today and write about your flaws
Don't accept them. Acknowledge them!
Once done, Pray for change...
You've just made yourself a favour,
You recognized the Real-self.
Go and FLOURISH! :-)
Alvezido
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