We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I was talking with a friend today about music and I mentioned something about how I used to sing. It wasn't anything exciting but her eyes got wide she said "I didn't know that!" It was then that I realized that there is a lot of my "real" self that I don't share with others. I can be the diligent worker or the reliable friend. I can adjust to almost any situation by simply mimicking what I see around me but it isn't who I really am inside. I've learned to do what others want at the expense of my own desires and I've lost myself in the process.
Without the eating disorder, behind the mask, if I take away the layers of make up and the numerous costumes I use to hide, what would I find?
I don't know yet but I think I'd like to find out
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