{"id":60460,"date":"2011-05-26T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T16:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/?p=60460"},"modified":"2011-05-26T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T16:45:30","slug":"be-true-to-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholeliving\/2011\/05\/be-true-to-yourself.html","title":{"rendered":"Be True To Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/files\/2011\/05\/naturephoto85898B4D950A4AADA5B73356D7DE00BE.ashx_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60463\" title=\"Nature\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/225\/2011\/05\/naturephoto85898B4D950A4AADA5B73356D7DE00BE.ashx_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it. &#8221; Hardy D. Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2011\/05\/what-are-you-waiting-for-your-joy-is-now.html\">true<\/a> to yourself is the ultimate path to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/Galleries\/31-Days-of-Self-Love.aspx\">joy<\/a>. It&#8217;s taken me awhile to figure this out. I spent my younger years being myself but not truly listening to myself.<\/p>\n<p>Each year that goes by I get a little more sure, but it&#8217;s always a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/Galleries\/31-Days-of-Self-Love.aspx\">work<\/a> in progress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helpful Tips For Being True To Yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Be who you are, be your genuine self<\/div>\n<div>Follow your own value system and common sense<\/div>\n<div>Listen to the advice of others, but make up your\u00a0<em>own<\/em> mind<\/div>\n<div>Recognize, appreciate, and develop your unique talents<\/div>\n<div>Stand up for what you believe in and you will gain respect<\/div>\n<div>Know that being &#8216;different&#8217; is a gift<\/div>\n<div>Understand that you are enriching others by being yourself<\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>How do you stay true to yourself?<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it. &#8221; Hardy D. 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