Comments on: Become Yourself http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/ The Blog of Amanda Linehan Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Love to Spare » Blog Archive » The Quiet Days http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Love to Spare » Blog Archive » The Quiet Days Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:55:18 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-427 [...] recently came across two very interesting posts by Amanda Linehan: Become Yourself and Look Far. In Become Yourself, Amanda invites us to explore what “being yourself” [...] [...] recently came across two very interesting posts by Amanda Linehan: Become Yourself and Look Far. In Become Yourself, Amanda invites us to explore what “being yourself” [...]

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Amanda Linehan Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:38:52 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-419 Hi Chris - Yeah, a few commenters mentioned "unlearning" things that they had been taught (in their own ways). I think it's a shame that we receive so many messages that basically tell us to become anything but ourselves. Hi Michael - Thanks for your comment :) Being "in the zone" is a great feeling and I understand exactly what you are saying about feeling more like yourself in those moments than at other times. It's interesting how stripping away the things that you associate with you actually helps us feel like ourselves. Maybe that's telling us something about who we really are. ;) Hi Chris – Yeah, a few commenters mentioned “unlearning” things that they had been taught (in their own ways). I think it’s a shame that we receive so many messages that basically tell us to become anything but ourselves.

Hi Michael – Thanks for your comment :) Being “in the zone” is a great feeling and I understand exactly what you are saying about feeling more like yourself in those moments than at other times. It’s interesting how stripping away the things that you associate with you actually helps us feel like ourselves. Maybe that’s telling us something about who we really are. ;)

]]> By: Michael http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Michael Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:52:35 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-418 Hi Amanda. What a great question! I take the statement "be yourself" to mean "be your highest self." It is no easy task, because we have to discover who we really are. The problem I think is that we typically identify ourselves with the things that are most familiar to us: our body and appearance, our thoughts, our experiences, our loved ones, our surroundings and belongings, etc. Yet these things are all subject to change and loss. There are moments (being in the zone) when the memory of all these slips away. We could argue that in these moments we forget our own identity, but I think it's in these exact moments that we come closest to being ourselves. For this reason, I believe we must from time to time withdraw from the world outside and peer deep within ourselves (meditate) to discover who and what we truly are. <abbr><em>Michael’s last blog post..<a href="http://lovetospare.com/2009/03/11/the-language-of-love/" rel="nofollow">The Language of Love</a></abbr></em> Hi Amanda. What a great question!

I take the statement “be yourself” to mean “be your highest self.” It is no easy task, because we have to discover who we really are.

The problem I think is that we typically identify ourselves with the things that are most familiar to us: our body and appearance, our thoughts, our experiences, our loved ones, our surroundings and belongings, etc. Yet these things are all subject to change and loss. There are moments (being in the zone) when the memory of all these slips away. We could argue that in these moments we forget our own identity, but I think it’s in these exact moments that we come closest to being ourselves.

For this reason, I believe we must from time to time withdraw from the world outside and peer deep within ourselves (meditate) to discover who and what we truly are.

Michael’s last blog post..The Language of Love

]]> By: Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:07:09 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-417 Yes, I would agree with a few of the other commenters that for me the process of "becoming myself" has involved unlearning all the ways that I apologize for who I am, whether it's places where I tense up my body in anticipation of a blow or an attack from the outside world, or the places where I hold myself back for the same reasons. I like how Wilhelm Reich talked about this process as taking off our armor. <abbr><em>Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.purposepowercoaching.com/site/?p=231" rel="nofollow">Is There Such A Thing As “Boring” Work?</a></abbr></em> Yes, I would agree with a few of the other commenters that for me the process of “becoming myself” has involved unlearning all the ways that I apologize for who I am, whether it’s places where I tense up my body in anticipation of a blow or an attack from the outside world, or the places where I hold myself back for the same reasons. I like how Wilhelm Reich talked about this process as taking off our armor.

Chris Edgar | Purpose Power Coaching’s last blog post..Is There Such A Thing As “Boring” Work?

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Amanda Linehan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:53:47 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-415 Hi Daphne - Being around someone who accepts and likes you for who you are is a true gift. Keep those people around!! Hi Trey - I like that you've sort of broken this down in terms of action. So, whatever it is that you are creating you are putting your stamp on it. I think that's cool to add so much of yourself to what you do. Thanks :) Hi Lance - I wholeheartedly agree with your last sentence. Sometimes we do get judged/ridiculed for showing who we are, but you are right, behind that people are often surprised/impressed with it. In a way, I think being yourself gives other people permissin to do the same. Thanks for this. Hi Giovanna - I really like your "evolution" of being yourself. From simply "being comfortable in your own skin" to "chipping away all that is not you" (what a beautiful way to express that idea). Being who we are is as impressive as Michaelangelo's David. Hi Daphne – Being around someone who accepts and likes you for who you are is a true gift. Keep those people around!!

Hi Trey – I like that you’ve sort of broken this down in terms of action. So, whatever it is that you are creating you are putting your stamp on it. I think that’s cool to add so much of yourself to what you do. Thanks :)

Hi Lance – I wholeheartedly agree with your last sentence. Sometimes we do get judged/ridiculed for showing who we are, but you are right, behind that people are often surprised/impressed with it. In a way, I think being yourself gives other people permissin to do the same. Thanks for this.

Hi Giovanna – I really like your “evolution” of being yourself. From simply “being comfortable in your own skin” to “chipping away all that is not you” (what a beautiful way to express that idea). Being who we are is as impressive as Michaelangelo’s David.

]]> By: Giovanna Garcia http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Giovanna Garcia Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:10:59 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-414 Hi Amanda For me "Be Myself" started out as being able to feel comfortable in my own skin. Accepting who I am, the imperfection, the strange things that I do, the Chinglish that I speak... everything. This is ME. After that then it to become the person "I Aspire To Be". Didn't Michaelangelo said to create David, "I just chipped away everything that was NOT David." So, I chipped away all the parts that are not Giovanna. Giovanna Garcia Imperfect Action is better than No Action <abbr><em>Giovanna Garcia’s last blog post..<a href="http://imperfectaction.com/blog/2009/03/10/personal-development/you-are-building-your-life/" rel="nofollow">You are building your life.</a></abbr></em> Hi Amanda

For me “Be Myself” started out as being able to feel comfortable in my own skin. Accepting who I am, the imperfection, the strange things that I do, the Chinglish that I speak… everything. This is ME.
After that then it to become the person “I Aspire To Be”. Didn’t Michaelangelo said to create David, “I just chipped away everything that was NOT David.” So, I chipped away all the parts that are not Giovanna.

Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action

Giovanna Garcia’s last blog post..You are building your life.

]]> By: Lance http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Lance Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:30:41 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-413 I am myself...on the inside. The question for me becomes how take those internal and true self images - and project them outward. Without fear. Fear of being ridiculed/judged/laughed at/thought less of/etc. And the truth is - I think in many cases - even if people do these things - they respect that you're being true to yourself. <abbr><em>Lance’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JungleOfLife/~3/Dt2UIu1P7xY/" rel="nofollow">Sunday Thought For The Day</a></abbr></em> I am myself…on the inside. The question for me becomes how take those internal and true self images – and project them outward. Without fear. Fear of being ridiculed/judged/laughed at/thought less of/etc. And the truth is – I think in many cases – even if people do these things – they respect that you’re being true to yourself.

Lance’s last blog post..Sunday Thought For The Day

]]> By: Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:06:59 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-412 I really like your advice to "Become Who You Are". That's good stuff. Personally, when I remind myself to be myself, it is a reminder that whatever I do, do it with my own unique voice. When I write, I don't imitate other writers, I try to express myself. When I produce music, I try to find my inner voice in the form of music, not whatever's on the radio. And when I network with people, I try to find people who appreciate me for who I am, and not who I am trying to be. <abbr><em>Trey - Swollen Thumb Entertainment’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.swollenthumb.com/2009/03/is-it-time-for-the-simpsons-to-end/" rel="nofollow">Is It Time For The Simpsons To End?</a></abbr></em> I really like your advice to “Become Who You Are”. That’s good stuff. Personally, when I remind myself to be myself, it is a reminder that whatever I do, do it with my own unique voice. When I write, I don’t imitate other writers, I try to express myself. When I produce music, I try to find my inner voice in the form of music, not whatever’s on the radio. And when I network with people, I try to find people who appreciate me for who I am, and not who I am trying to be.

Trey – Swollen Thumb Entertainment’s last blog post..Is It Time For The Simpsons To End?

]]> By: Daphne http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Daphne Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:17:43 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-411 I like Jay's comment that people who say that want us to be who they want us to be. I think when I'm with someone who accepts me just as I am, then I am most myself. <abbr><em>Daphne’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoyfulDays/~3/lWN5UcqNSr0/" rel="nofollow">Last Call for Personal Creeds!</a></abbr></em> I like Jay’s comment that people who say that want us to be who they want us to be. I think when I’m with someone who accepts me just as I am, then I am most myself.

Daphne’s last blog post..Last Call for Personal Creeds!

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/become-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Amanda Linehan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:41:10 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=431#comment-410 Hi Roger - I think your comment really sums up the idea that who we are is dynamic. We flow from one quality to another easily and who we are is not always that clear. I think you ended on a great note - "trying" to be who we are may backfire on us. :) Thanks. Hi Jay - Thanks for your comment. Haha, yeah, that's interesting. I think there are many "well meaning" people who do exactly as you say - try to impose their self on others. But, constantly wearing a mask is exhausting and as you pointed out, the remedy for that is often to connect to how you feel about yourself - not how others feel about you. Thanks for your thoughts. Hi Roger – I think your comment really sums up the idea that who we are is dynamic. We flow from one quality to another easily and who we are is not always that clear. I think you ended on a great note – “trying” to be who we are may backfire on us. :) Thanks.

Hi Jay – Thanks for your comment. Haha, yeah, that’s interesting. I think there are many “well meaning” people who do exactly as you say – try to impose their self on others. But, constantly wearing a mask is exhausting and as you pointed out, the remedy for that is often to connect to how you feel about yourself – not how others feel about you. Thanks for your thoughts.

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