Are you hiding your back pain?
I used to.
“I see you’re limping today. Are you okay?”
“What’s wrong with your foot?”
I despised those questions.
I never wanted my colleagues to see me weak or incapacitated.
“I must have hurt my back but not sure how”, I’d say and put on a chilled smile.
I was also hiding my emotions—which, to be honest was harder than hiding my back pain!
A few years later, I realised that I was in pain because I was hiding from my true self.
The self who wanted to explore what else life had to offer—other than investment banking, Canary Wharf and the DLR train.
The self who wanted to say no to money no matter how scary that felt.
The self who wanted to surprise his family and friends by quitting the “perfect” career.
The self who was longing for an uncertain but rewarding journey.
If you too are hiding from your true self, I understand.
Others perceive you as successful and accomplished and you do, too.
But think for a second…
What if you didn’t hide from your true self?
Would you still be in pain?
What would be possible?
What would life look like then?
Loving you, Angelos