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who you are is what you are when you are (Level 1)

🎧 who you are is what you are when you are (Level 1)

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Many people feel they must always do more to be good enough. Parents, friends, or the world may expect many things from you. You work hard to make others happy, but you may forget about yourself. Imagine a jar with a hole at the bottom. You try to fill it with actions to prove you are okay, but it never stays full. You are not just what you do or what you will become. Who you are is right now. Notice your hands, your breathing, and the room around you. In the TV show Mad Men, a man says, 'A man is whatever room he is in.' This means you are complete in this moment. You do not need to be fixed. You are enough as you are right now.

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