Expression: authenticity and opinions

Let's talk about expression📷

Expression of authenticity and expression of opinions📷

There is a thing we are ALL guilty (no exception, including me) of and enjoy too much: criticizing others and EXPRESSING negative opinions that block people from EXPRESSING their authentic selves.

It breaks my heart📷 how many dancers are traumatized by someone's negative comment nobody asked for.

TAME YOUR TONGUE📷, and please, if you have nothing good to say, choose to say nothing📷! Words matter. The word can hurt. The word can lift up.

The beauty is in the eye of the beholder📷.

When we criticize their attempts to live their authentic selves, people shut down, block themselves, try to fit in the box, and try to be like everyone else. If we continue doing that, life will be dull and lose its colors because we all will be the same. And also, we will be unhappy. Because when we block our authentic selves, we block joy. There is no alignment in our hearts and how we show up when we try to be someone else trying to please others.

As an observer, try to be more compassionate and kind📷.

As a person who got that negative comment/feedback/opinion, there is work you can do to protect yourself📷:

📷build up your own core inside. If you know who you are, what you value, and what you stand for, if you know yourself and live and dance in alignment with your mind, heart, and spirit, why should someone's opinion bother you? You are unshakable!!! Do they even know you, or is it just superficial situational judgment? Negative comments will obviously not make you happy, but if you know your worth, you will let go of them really quickly.

📷never put your worth in competition results, in social media comments, the number of your followers, or in someone else's mouth. Neither good nor bad. Even if you feel successful, popular, and supported by the masses, it can turn around in a second by some life circumstances. You are the best one day; the other day, there is some new icon. And what will be left? You have power and strength inside . Work on building up this core. It will help you to overcome anxiety, fears, and dependency on people's opinions.

📷accept the fact that you can't please everyone. Accept that the partner's facial expression is unhappy not because of you but because of what is happening inside the partner.

📷remember that everyone struggles with something. Forgive and let go!

If we create a community atmosphere of love, support, kindness, and acceptance, we will see people shine as brightly as we have never seen before. There is a place for everyone. Instead of competing with each other, let's lift each other up!

P.S. I've seen so many people bloom, relax, shine, and radiate joy when someone sees and believes in them. Aren't we all want it for ourselves? Let's support and believe in each other!!!

Much love, 📷📷📷 Maria