The tricky part is that, in order to be yourself, you have to know yourself. (The age-old conundrum.) To the extent that you've been 'socialized into' adopting

The tricky part is that, in order to be yourself, you have to know yourself. (The age-old conundrum.) To the extent that you've been 'socialized into' adopting the behaviors of those around you (often unwittingly), your authentic self may be buried ... even (for some) forgotten. Most of us, I suspect, are reminded now and then of times in our teens/early 20s when we acted in ways that we now regret. In ways that might have sickened our pre-teen selves. Where were our 'selves' then? Well, as Blake put it, 'You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. ' First know, then be.