Don't Fake It- Be True To Yourself

February 19th was the day i surfaced on planet earth. This year, my birthday celebration was spectacular. The love i got around me were beyond my thoughts.
As the day goes by, i ponder on the words a friend of mine told me on the day i added another year to my years; he said ''Uvbi you nice, lovable and so on...but one thing i will say to you is that- Be True To Yourself''. I couldn't just get myself around those words, i kept on filling my head with so many questions;

                              How can i be true to myself?
                              What am i doing wrong that is false?

These questions run through my head. But i have finally found the secret of staying true to oneself. That is what i intend sharing with each and everyone of us today.

To be true to yourself means to act in accordance with who you are and what you believe. If you know and love yourself, you will find it effortless to be true to yourself.

Just as you cannot love anyone else until you love yourself, you cannot be true to anyone else until you are true to yourself. Loose this and watch how others treat you.

Truthfully speaking i was once a victim of this and i was taken for granted. But i have come to realize that it is so much beneficial to be who you are. Have the courage to accept yourself as you really are, not as someone else thinks you should be.. #word. Do not take action or pretend to be someone else for the sake of gaining acceptance. Most people fake who they are just so they can be loved and accepted by others. Today i say to you- DON'T FAKE IT. Let the real you come out and if they love you for it, fine. if not say goodbye to them.

Many people believe when they do things to please their peers, such as drink when they shouldn't, go to club when its not in line with their principles,or behave and party in inappropriate ways, they will be popular and liked. They go against the advice of their parents or their own common sense only to find themselves in trouble and not accomplishing what they set out to do. See, some people are blessed with personalities that attract people to them and this is because they let their personalities do the work and don't need to convince people why they should be liked.

When you do things that are not genuine or a reflection of the real you, you will not be happy with yourself and will end up confused. You will be confused because you wont know whom to please or how.

Another thing you should take from  this article is that self respect comes from being true to who you really are and from acting in accordance with your fundamental nature. When you respect yourself, others will respect you. They will sense that you are strong and capable of standing up for yourself and your beliefs.

When you are true to yourself, you allow your individuality and uniqueness to shine through. You respect the opinions of others but do not conform to stereotypes or their expectations of you.

TIPS ON BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF

• Be who you are, be your genuine self
• Follow your own value system and common sense
• Listen to the advice of others, but make up your own mind
• Recgnize, appreciate and develop your unique talents. 
• Stand up for what you believe in and you will gain respect 
• Know that being different is a gift 
• Understand that you are enriching others by being yourself