Courting Death

 Do you ever find yourself courting death?  Of course not you say.  But every time that you try to be someone you are not, to live someone else’s life, you are courting death because the life you were made to live, your own real life, is dying.  It is not being fed with attention and effort.  To get your real life off life-support, you must first forgive yourself for trying to be someone you are not, some hero or famous person, or someone else highly esteemed by whatever group you value.  Performers, entertainers, athletes are forever being mimicked.  After forgiveness, then find a mentor or sponsor who can help you to become yourself instead of someone else, a false self.  Then with patience and discipline, practice, practice.  And be grateful that you have a purpose each day when you wake up.