I like this Kurt Vonnegut quote: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
Who are you pretending to be? That’s an honest question. Approach the answer with brutal honesty and you’ll be surprised by what you discover. And let me tell you, it’s a hard question to answer. Your defensive system will kick in almost immediately with, “I’m not pretending to be anyone; I’m just me. Straight up!”
Push a little harder.
Oh, why do I ask myself such brutal questions on a Saturday?