Hidden truths?

Do we sometimes hide our true selves so well, that it's hidden even from our selves? Is our nature- what the world perceives on the outside or what we feel on the inside? Yet if it is the latter, do we even remember what it was? At times it feels as if the mask we wear for the world , takes over with so much vigilance that we forget that there was ever anything else. The years go by, we fall into a routine, like an old shoe the mask becomes comfortable. And isn't comfort what most people are after? Do we really want "abrupt change" -a break from the old monotony and routine? When faced with self doubt or an awareness of wanting something more, whose to say that our old way of life wasn't satisfactory...
It takes courage to face yourself. The good and the... parts of yourself that you were fooling for such a long long time. It helps if you have a friend or someone to guide you along your new path. One step at a time, and soon perhaps to quote our new president..change is possible.
It seems to be the year for new beginnings. May it bring with it some peace and stability.
smiling, perhaps I have become a bit philosophical tonight..bear with me!