#aplang16sullivan

[bri-the-good-blog]

“Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to act myself”

When I first saw this quote, I thought about my mask post a few weeks back, and how sometimes we have to act like we have our shit together until we get our shit together. 

Honestly, I didn’t find the strength to be myself until last summer. I was really good at imitating other people, I was really really good at acting like I was someone else, but I didn’t feel like myself until I realized that playing small isn’t going to change anything. Nobody was benefiting by me being anyone besides myself.  Being yourself and acting like yourself are two completely different things. It’s evident in the commercial about the guy who needs a snickers bar because he isn’t being himself. It’s very evident when my boss forgets to drink a cup of coffee in the morning. 

Once we start being, we can finally stop acting.

[why-art-in-apl-ang-blog]

Once I found the strength to be myself, I no longer had to be myself.

Andrew Sullivan 

When I was first asked to respond to this quote, I thought it was completely absurd, why wouldn’t you want to be yourself, however after mulling it over i understand it. As a teenager I spend a lot of time not knowing who I am, and struggling to know why my brain is working the way it is. However, because I am young I am constantly learning new things about myself and I have to not only learn who I am, I have to accept myself for who I am and I have to find the strength to be myself. However, once I become come comfortable in that version of myself and I am happy being that version of myself I can move onto the next version of myself, I no longer have to be that person. I don’t know what Sullivan wanted it to mean, but that is how I see it.

[the-meggsterr]

if you can be yourself, you don’t need to act. What Sullivan’s quote is saying to me is when you don’t want to be exactly who you are or you don’t have the strength to make yourself totally vulnerable then you will always be putting on an act. You will be pretending to be a different version of yourself than you actually are. If you have then strength to be yourself completely and all the time then there is no need to put on an act. The person you pretend to be, the “you” you say you are to everyone else goes away and you don’t pretend anymore. There’s no more acting. 

[maya11499-blog]

“Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to act myself.”

Not going to lie, I’m not entirely sure what he is saying. But I think he is trying to express how once we find who we are, there is no need to put on an act anymore. For example, teenagers never know who they are or what path they are taking. So they spend all this time feeding into a reputation or a person that they are not. Maybe when they take a step back and stop putting on a show, will they discover who they truly are. 

[keishinator-blog]

Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to act myself.

Andrew Sullivan

Sullivan is basically saying once he was comfortable with who he really is, he didn’t feel like he had to fake actions/emotions in front of others.  I think it takes a lot of courage/confidence to really put yourself out there, whether it’s your appearance, likes, dislikes, or ideas.  

[2stepsfar-blog]

“Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to act myself.”

This simply means that once someone learns to not only accept themselves, but let go of their inhibitions, they no longer need to put up a front they’ve labeled as “Myself”. It takes strength and courage to not worry about what others may think, so there is a lot of soul searching and time involved in being yourself. 

[briannaaiello]

"Once I found the strength to be myself, I had no need to be myself"

In my opinion, this quotes means that once you find yourself, you become afraid of the thought of being your own person because you've never known that person. In 9th grade, I was quieter and was trying to fit in with the crowd, but over last year and this year, I've finally accepted myself. Due to the acceptance of myself, I've made new, now close friends that I probably would've never been friends with in 9th grade and for that I'm grateful. Although, being myself was scary and it took a long time to fully accept who I was and who I was becoming, I am no longer afraid of being myself.

[ecoonan-blog]

Acting Myself

“ When I found the strength to be myself, I no longer felt the need to act myself” -Andrew Sullivan

I get what he’s trying to say. Once he was okay with himself and how he was, he no longer felt the need to put on an act. But, it’s okay to have fluctuations in your personality and stuff. You don’t always need to act one way, which I feel is what he’s trying to say here. “Acting Yourself” is still being yourself. Everyone is so obsessed with the idea that they have to be “real”, without realizing they’re being real just by existing in the first place.