How do you stay true to yourself

“ How do you stay True to Yourself”, it is a hard question. But I think it
is not too hard if you want and try hard to do that. There are 7
important values to me: forgiveness, friendship, hope, love, listening,
respect and patience. These 7 values have helped me to stay true to
myself and they will be very usefull if you want to stay true to
yourself, too. Forgiveness let you to free yourself from the pain and
the anger that is keeping you stuck. When you forgive, you are better
able to let go of the past and keep moving forward with your life.
Friendship help you to feel comfortable with everyone and everyone
will want to be your friend. Friends support us and they provide an
unfiltered view of our actions when asked. Friends sustain us through
difficult periods and join us for the events we celebrate. Hope is the
fuel that keeps us moving forward when we are the most tired. Hope
reassures us that sometimes it’s not a matter of “if” but only “when”.
Love is very important to our life. The presence of love in our life, the
love we have for our families, our friends, our faith and for ourselves,
is the single most important source of light and energy we can tap
into when we have the need to be filled-up; or when we see the need
to fill someone else up with grace, hope and our love. William Author
Ward have said: “Before you speak, listen”. Listening is a action show
respect to somebody. My parents always say that one of the best gifts
I can give my children is to listen; to really listen to what they are
saying and to be fully present in the moment with them. Let think
about respest. We are all different, yet we are all the same in the
sense we want to be respected for how we think and believe. When
we show the proper respect we are not only validating the other
person’s dignity, we are also enhancing our own. To be true to
yourself, you need to be patience, too. Patience is a value which can
also improve productivity because it creates a better state of mind, a
clearer state of mind, for better decision making. And finally, if you
can keep these 7 values carefully, you are staying true to yourself.

10 Signs that You ARE Being True to Yourself
1. You feel good. Simple and pure.
2. You feel comfortable in your own skin.
3. Your inner voice goes quiet and stops badgering you.
4. You manage situations easier – no need to keep track of lies and
pretenses.
5. You don’t have to think hard to act a part. You innately know how
to be yourself.
6. You are not trying to impress anyone.
7. You are not worried about being judged or singled out.
8. Your muscles relax, you breathe easy.
9. You concentrate better on the task at hand.
10. You make confident decisions without second guessing your
every move.