{"id":7360,"date":"2025-01-07T08:58:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2025-01-07T08:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T13:59:03","slug":"finding-happiness-by-being-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/01\/07\/finding-happiness-by-being-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Happiness by Being Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"7289\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/01\/01\/celebrating-connections-memories-more-from-2024\/portrait-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?fit=1080%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"portrait\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Ollie&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Ollie&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/portrait.webp?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rickollie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rick Ollie<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I need to do differently is, &#8216;<strong><em>learn to be myself<\/em><\/strong>.&#8217;  Too long I&#8217;ve been my past, or the person I thought someone wanted. Worst of all, I&#8217;ve been the one I thought I needed to be to save everyone but myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aJRgVntJNQA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>I&#8217;ve Never Been to Me, The Temptations <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While on a recent date with someone I&#8217;ve known for nearly twenty years, I heard her talk of herself. I knew some of her story she shared but not all. I realized mine must be similar and she only knew what was visible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I opened up. Not all, yet enough for her to learn more than what&#8217;s on the surface. And you know what, it felt good. A step in the right direction in hopes of turning this friendship into something more. So, stop hiding yourself, become yourself. There&#8217;s no other way to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>You can find my sites on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linktree<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0And if you enjoy my writings, please consider hitting that cup of coffee and making a donation. 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