Be your own being
- Sally O'Leary-Collins
- Oct 28, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2025
Who are you? Do you know? Are you the you you want to be, or do you wish you were a different you entirely?
Being kind, compassionate, loving, not harming yourself or others, doing what is right, living within the law, and respecting yourself and others are givens as far as “doing good” is concerned.
Beyond all that, though, there is much to ‘play’ with.
How you show up, your style, your interaction and your contribution as a human being are up to you. However many siblings, friends, dependents, or others you relate to, care for or about, you remain an individual. Whether a team member, working in a group, or part of a community, you are you, and there is only the one you.
While a square peg may not fit flush in a round hole or a round peg in a triangular one, they can fit if you are determined and a little creative.
Oh, how boring the world would be if everyone adapted to predetermined norms, and how uninspiring, unjust, and unrewarding it would be, too.
Fitting in, getting along, having good relationships, being a valued team player, or contributor within your community, does not mean you have to be tailored and moulded to replicate or resemble the rest.
Difference adds flavour, and like homemade tasty stews from cultures of the north, south, west, or east, the flavour of each, though varied, ensures that the whole is something quite special. A stew is merely a stew until a twist or sprinkle of something local, individual, and distinctive is added!
You, the individual, matter, and only you, your Self, have the right to choose the aspects of your being that you adopt, drop, dabble in or withdraw from.
Don’t lose yourself in the crowd; add a little "je ne sais quoi", sprinkle a little spice, sparkle, colour, diversity and individuality, be an interesting antidote to bland, and dare to go authentically where others want to follow.
You’ll be all the better for your individuality and, even better than that, everyone you connect with will benefit, too.
Be your own being; live your life to the full.
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