Any of them that’s vague but of course it’s dependent on context.
The ‘be yourself’ one bothers me the most. There’s parts of myself that I don’t like, why would I want to get cozy with it?
Oh and especially “do what makes you happy”. I’m sorry but I deal with suicide on a semi-regular basis and what if one day I decide I want to go and I feel that is what will make me happy in that mindframe. Would that be okay? No it wouldn’t.
You can make “willing to change and improve” part of who you are. I think far too many people interpret “be yourself” as “never change, improve, or self-reflect”, when it should really mean something more like “don’t pretend to be someone you aren’t”. Any changes you make should be sincere. Being yourself doesn’t have to mean being stagnant.
Know the parts of yourself to keep to yourself is pretty valuable advice. I think “Be Yourself” is better described as “Be yourself- except for that, and that, and that, oh and probably keep that shit to yourself bro- that’s fucked up.”
Any of them that’s vague but of course it’s dependent on context.
The ‘be yourself’ one bothers me the most. There’s parts of myself that I don’t like, why would I want to get cozy with it?
Oh and especially “do what makes you happy”. I’m sorry but I deal with suicide on a semi-regular basis and what if one day I decide I want to go and I feel that is what will make me happy in that mindframe. Would that be okay? No it wouldn’t.
You can make “willing to change and improve” part of who you are. I think far too many people interpret “be yourself” as “never change, improve, or self-reflect”, when it should really mean something more like “don’t pretend to be someone you aren’t”. Any changes you make should be sincere. Being yourself doesn’t have to mean being stagnant.
Know the parts of yourself to keep to yourself is pretty valuable advice. I think “Be Yourself” is better described as “Be yourself- except for that, and that, and that, oh and probably keep that shit to yourself bro- that’s fucked up.”