Pull the curtain back a little on anyone and you will see the truth. The show on the stage of their life may look amazing. It’s shiny, clean, tight and in sync. Boy, what a performance.
But behind the scenes it’s another story. What happens back of stage is vastly different from what is on show.
If something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. Like Father Richard Rohr said, “Nobody wins. We all pretend.”
Nobody has the perfect life. Nobody has the perfect family. Nobody has the perfect job. Nobody is happy all the time. We are all pretending.
This is great news because it allows you and me to be kind to ourselves when things are tough. When things aren’t perfect. When we fall short of our hopes. When we let ourselves down by not being who we wish we were. When we fail.
It also means that you don’t have to pretend. Be kind to yourself and embrace who you are right now, in this moment.
Also, what happens back of stage always seeps to the front of stage eventually. Our reality will overcome our pretend. So, we can stop (or at least slow down) the pretend and live more in the reality.
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