This is a quote from someone called Ann Landers (whom ever she is, I don’t actually know). I found it while re-reading a book called Stress Management by Charlesworth and Nathan, which I would recommend to anyone. Anyway, it made as big an impact upon me the second time as it did when I first read it, even though I had completely forgotten about it in the meantime. I think it is such an interesting exercise to try and watch yourself when you are by yourself, and really have an honest look at who you become when there is no one there to try and maintain an appearance for. It is actually quite a difficult thing to do as we have such resistance to taking a good, honest reflective look at ourselves (we are afraid of what it might tell us?) but since we are the person that we have to spend 24 hours with day in day out, is it not worth investing regularly in an honest and reflective relationship with who we really are?