Insisting on Myself

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Insist on yourself. Never imitate." As I ponder on this quote I think about how many people try to be like somebody else. They copy their style, their mannerisms, their lifestyle and such. I know I have been like that at times. Or maybe we try to be someone else to impress someone else. That's probably even more common.

As I search for the authentic me, I guess a good place to start is to be an authentic me. I am an original. I am unique. I am endowed with special skills, abilities, talents, resources, and experiences, the combination of which no one else possesses. There is no one in this world exactly like me. As such, I bring to mankind that which only I can bring. There is a place for me in this world and mankind is better off having me in it. Does this sound full of pride? I think if more people had this attitude, then there would be much less disingeneousness going around.