October 11, 2018, Prescott-
This series of posts will look at my demon masks. Yes, how apropos for the advent of Halloween. We all tend to wear one mask, or another, and it falls to the truth tellers of the world to either yank those masks off or get the wearers to take them off, themselves.
Penny was a Libra, and as such, one who suffered fools, not at all. She accepted me, for who I was, because she saw that my heart was dedicated to truth. Yet, there were always the masks, and I did not get to discard all of them, before her passing.
Now, seven years later, I have to confront certain realities, on my own. I will share some of the things I am finding, as some risk, but also in the hope that my readers might find the process beneficial to yourselves.
NEXT: The Mask of Obligation
Yes we all wear masks. However I don’t think that all masks are bad. Some have the function to protect the wearer…
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Yes, sometimes one has to put safety first.
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My mask is my armour. 💞
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I heard an interesting commentary on emotional armour, a few days ago. Those who are dealing with an intensely adverse environment, and want to live and fight another day, feel the need for wearing their armour. Ideally, it is a temporary state of affairs.
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Yes that’s me at work. Its been more than a temporary state alas.
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I have lived the drill. A workplace can be a den of vipers. Do whatever is necessary, for as long as necessary, to protect yourself.
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I agree. I’ve learned to hold myself back from expressing warmth or too much emotion. It hurts to get barbed wire into you every time. I put on my make up, my heels,
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…my red lipstick, my armour and I smile and I carry on working. I cant understand why people can not just be kind to each other. 💞
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