Take off the Mask
I purchased this for an event I'm planning. It's called "the thinker," but I the main reason I bought it was because it reminded me of the masks we all wear. We keep our mask on to hide our true self from others. Our mask protects us from being hurt. If we become transparent and vulnerable and reveal our true self then we open ourselves to rejection. There are times when we let down our masks and immediately may sense judgement or criticism. That may be an actual fact or it's a perception we have. We may feel like people think we are too transparent, too vulnerable, too real, too _____________________ (fill in the blank). So we put the mask back on because it's safer and less hurtful than rejection. When our mask is on than no one will know how deep our wounds are or how much their words, or often, their silence cuts to the quick. But I know I don't like my mask because when I wear it I feel fake and like I don't belong anywhere. I'm not experienci