The thing we seem to forget is that we are always ourselves no matter what we do.

Even if we are pretending to be someone/something else

Even when we discover new facets of ourselves.

It seems that we are afraid of admitting to ourselves that we are what we are, at all times, whether we like it or not.

I think that we are afraid of this because we think that accepting it somehow diminishes us into something insignificant.

This could not be further from the truth however, as we need only reflect upon our experience to discover our immensity.

Everything that you have read, seen, said, thought, been told, heard, smelt, tasted, dreamed of, imagined, feared, fought, loved ... etc ... is a part of your experience, and is therefore a reflection of a small part of you.

We are a contradictory species with the potential to be both devils and angels (both concepts that we understand whether we believe they exist or not).

Peter T., you are you, no matter what you do. You can only ever be subjective, because it is ultimately you that decides what you think is objective and what isn't.

The scariest moment of my life was when I realised this to be true about myself. I have grown to understand though that it is not something to be scared of, but is merely the starting point in a more honest and rewarding journey.

The best bit is in realising that, in all likelihood, everyone else is in the same boat. That's where you get to learn about what makes humans tick in general, how to learn about yourself by watching others, and how to learn about others by watching yourself.

You have to be honest and fair to make it really work, but don't worry, being a human being you have that ability in spades just as much as you have the ability to be blinkered, unfair, and dishonest.

Whatever happens, when people tell you to be yourself, tell them that you are, because that's all you ever can be.