Why don't others see you the way you see you?

Perhaps a better way to ask the question is, what's the real challenge in showing yourself to others?

What if life is more like a play? Or a musical?

In the scene where you are with your family, you could be playing a multitude of roles—partner, parent, daughter, son, auntie, or insert another title here. No matter what the part is, there is a way to play it. When I am David, the uncle, I am not the say way as I am when I am David, the son. I play the part to suit the scene and my audience. You are no different.

Imagine if your surgeon walked into the surgery room after learning their family was killed in a car accident? And imagine how you might feel if that surgeon decided to share that news with you while crying and then say: "Okay... are you ready?"

The others appreciate the value you bring to the scene through how you play your part. And then, when your role in the scene concludes, you exit stage left, take off the makeup, look at yourself in the mirror and say, "I did something for someone that mattered, and they cared about it. I am good."

We see you.

I see you.