I think it is fascinating that actors and actresses move us to feel emotion with the characters they play. The are most effective the more closely they embody the person they portray.

One of my favorite types of films is one based on a true story. The cast can usher the viewer into another era in history, another culture or part of the world. The more authentic the acting the better we understand the history, lesson, context, and the people.

In the movie of your life, who are you playing? Are you playing your friend, parents, child, supervisor, subordinate, your favorite actor, or actress? Or are you playing yourself? Do you play yourself when you are at home and someone else when you are at work or school? Do you want to be someone else, and you are acting as that person until your habits catch up to your performance? Do you even feel free to exhibit your authentic personality since you feel that it may not be accepted?

I learned that on social media many people are not authentic. They show you only their good side or their good times. What is interesting is that those who show themselves on their not so good days develop a bigger following. This is because the person becomes more relatable and effective when you see their transition from the valley to the mountain top. This indicates that people want and prefer us to be authentic not only on social media but in their presence. They want to see our personality for what it really is.

God made only one of you and you are the best at playing you. Today celebrate your authentic brand by exhibiting a special trait to your inner circle, like your sense of humor, your love of Math as a hobby, liking to read while standing on one leg – you know yourself so pick something.

The psalmist in Psalm 139:14 said, “I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.”