Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) DEC 2016 / JAN 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue A Miracl | Page 40
5Authentically
Signs You’re Ready to
March to Your Own Drum and
Live
BY FELICIA BAUCOM
I
f you’re anything like me, you’ve always
felt pressured to fit-in. I always had a vision
of what I wanted my life to look like, but all
too often there was a mismatch between
my vision and reality and other people’s
expectations.
I spent much of my life pleasing everyone,
but somehow my authentic self eventually
found its way out, and I’d leave a job and
fly to France or leave a relationship without
looking back. Then the dust settled and
I’d put the genie back in the bottle and try
to be “normal” again. And there the genie
remained, until the next time I felt stifled and
limited.
Eventually I decided I had a few too many of
these moments and realized it was no way
to live. I chose to live my life from a place of
authenticity instead of waiting until I hit yet
another stifling threshold.
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