'Become the best version of you'
Pffft... nah can't be bothered, thanks though.
How many you scoff and cringe when you see or hear this phrase? Wait, what's that sound? Oh, I can hear your eyes roll back in your head from behind my laptop.
I completely understand why..
When we are faced with the proposal to become the best version of ourselves, we have to firstly admit that we currently are NOT the best version of ourselves... which does not feel very empowering and is not a confidence booster for the soul.
Question Time - Do you remember in school learning about Maslow's hierarchy of needs? The teacher asking you to desipher between a need and a want. That colourful pyramid that explained all our lovely many needs as human beings. We're a needy bunch it seems.
Well at the bottom you may remember our physiological needs, like food, shelter, water etc..
(notice our iPhone or Netflix is not on the same wavelength.. not even on the pyramid actually :/)
At the very top of that pyramid, our Self Actualisation needs... i.e Our human desire to become the best that we can be. I said;
OUR HUMAN DESIRE TO BECOME THE BEST WE CAN BE
You don't get the choice amigo, deep down, you desire, you yearn, you burn to be better. You can scoff, cringe, gag, roll your eyes to Texas..
IDGAF
But if it's at the top of the pyramid does it not mean it is of lesser importance? Would you climb Everest, get a mile from the summit and say 'seems like a good time to turn back'?! You need to complete all levels in this game of life.
Fellow Needy Humans, it's like this;
You need food, you feed yourself.
You need to feel safe and financially secure, you get a job.
You need to feel a sense of belonging, you join a cult. (or just be nice to your family)
You need to feel confidence and freedom, you get that haircut sister.
You need to be the best that you can be, It's time to figure the fudge out how.
**Author of this not best version of herself and still figuring out the fudge how. Do not sue. #JoinMe
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