What else can we do but pursue what aligns with us and shape ourselves into who we want to be? The act of consistently moving towards self and away from external identity reinforces it until we actually start believing it. There are so many naysayers and a society that pushes us back in line. The simple pursuit of self is quietly rebellious since it affirms where your locus of control derives from.
To me, this is really what 'fake it 'til you make it' means. It's not about actually being fake; it's about allowing yourself to inhabit spaces that haven't been 'yours' thus far—and making them yours.
What else can we do but pursue what aligns with us and shape ourselves into who we want to be? The act of consistently moving towards self and away from external identity reinforces it until we actually start believing it. There are so many naysayers and a society that pushes us back in line. The simple pursuit of self is quietly rebellious since it affirms where your locus of control derives from.
To me, this is really what 'fake it 'til you make it' means. It's not about actually being fake; it's about allowing yourself to inhabit spaces that haven't been 'yours' thus far—and making them yours.