Perhaps I'm hiding from myself. Perhaps I don't want to be what I'm supposed to be. Or perhaps I don't want to keep living the life I already started to live
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions if they are avoiding their true self or continuing a stale path.
- In plain terms
- I might be running from who I am or just living life on autopilot.
- What can you take from it?
- Confront who you are becoming.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you avoiding yourself?
- Is your current life serving you?
Another view
It offers no solution to the dilemma.
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