Just in case you needed it Dear One, here is one more reason why no matter what, under any circumstance, you should always be yourself.

Because the reality of you, of who you are, is and always will be infinitely more powerful, more likable, more effective, more creative, more beautiful, more everything, than any illusion of you ever could be.

And the truth of it is that whether they admit it or not (to you or to themselves),  the people that you are putting on the act for can tell the difference anyway.