Itâs More Important to Be Authentic Than Impressive
âThe most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves is to remain ignorant by not having the courage to look at ourselves honestly and gently.â ~Pema Chödrön
All my life Iâve chased after success, as I was encouraged to do from a very young age.
When I was six, my father got me my first proper study desk as a gift for getting into a âgoodâ school. The type of desk that towered over a little six-year-oldâcomplete with bookshelves and an in-built fluorescent light. In the middle of the shelf frame stuck a white sticky label inscribed with my …