This Christmas, leave the mask at home

When someone asks, “How are you?” do you think about it before you answer... or do you automatically answer, “Great”?
Or here is another common one: "Busy", that has somehow become code for "Successful". 

Think about it. How often do we show up to family and friends hiding the real things: the struggles, the doubts, the messy human moments? And yet, sometimes we hide the joys too. The triumphs, the wins, the moments that make our hearts soar. We don’t want to brag or make anyone feel small, so we keep even the good things to ourselves.

The result? We move through life quite monotonously if we're not careful. We dull both the highs and the lows. We settle for mediocrity, rarely showing what is TRULY happening in our lives.
 

This Christmas, try something different. Share it all.
The laughter, the excitement, the messy moments, the doubts. Let your loved ones see the full spectrum of who you are, rekindle those honest connections with your siblings, your parents, before you developed all those filters and masks.
They might be ok for the rest of the world, but not for your loved ones.

The hard parts? They give people permission to be real with you and share theirs too.
The good parts? They give people permission to celebrate with you.

Together, it builds connection, trust, and the kind of closeness we so often long for but rarely let ourselves have.

Imagine a world where we show up fully, both flawed and joyful, with the people we truly love. A world where honesty and celebration sit side by side, and we can feel life in all its intensity again.

So this Christmas, ask yourself: Are you letting people truly be there for you?
Are you letting yourself fully feel, fully share, fully live; or are you hiding behind the mask out of fear or insecurity?

Leave the mask at home. Be brave. Be human. Be joyful. Be loved.

Merry Christmas, may it bring you all you want and deserve. May we all be brave enough to ask for it.

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