What Lies Beneath By Wanda Williams
‘Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder’ as the saying goes but do we really chose to see what lies beneath the exterior of a person, do we see the entirety of that person we meet for the first time, or do we make up our assumptions of them based on the comments others have made, some people make up their minds about a person by the way they present themselves, we become very fickle in nature when we decide so quickly not allowing that person the time needed to really get to know them.
First impressions last we can all remember people we met for the first time, our first impressions of them, I have had the same judgements passed on me, some people’s first impressions their assumptions of me were ‘I thought you were stuck up’, ‘I thought you were snobby’, ‘I thought you were up yourself’, their assumptions of me changed when I was given the time for these people to get to know me better.
What some people didn’t see, what lay beneath my exterior was a shy sensitive person that wasn’t comfortable in crowds I would have anxiety & panic attacks these insecurities wrapped up so tightly inside of me, no one could see how frightened I actually was stepping out in the public eye, what I presented to the world was a calm smiling confident demeanor.
When I look back now I realise I was picking up the energy of the people I was around Peoples Energy for me walking into a room full of people was like a constant shock wave of energy hitting me, wanting to bolt like a racehorse out of starting gates & trying to keep myself calm, stay focussed be in the moment was a real battle, I use to crucify myself for being so sensitive not feeling comfortable or fitting in with the crowd.
Acceptance of oneself to learn to love oneself unconditionally is the greatest gift one can possess, I have learnt to stand tall & proud to shine my inner light brightly to project it out into the world any negativity directed my way is returned with a smile choosing not to listen to or hold onto someone else’s opinions of me has been a valuable lesson.
Next time you meet someone new, look to see what lies beneath their exterior allow them the time to get to know them better, they may not be the confident soul they portray on the outside, they may even be very clever at hiding their innermost fears that only they are privy to, before you slam the door on them completely blocking out their inner light, stop for a while give them your time, you never know this person may very well turn out to have a huge impact on you they may bring laughter & joy into your life they may also bring valuable lessons for you both to learn from.
