Short story: When trying to be your best self, do not continue in your being your worst self

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The old psychologist, Arthur Flooredfeet, was giving some guidance to one of his patients, Bob Hotfinger, who had been asking him how he could be his best self, at all times. Here was his advice to this patient. "Instead of our trying to be our best self, all that we need to do is to try to stop being our worst self, or living from the negatively directed, ego-driven, desire-driven, self instead." "We should help people to move away from their being of their worst self, rather than helping them to be their best self directly." "What holds you back from your being your best self is your worst self taking top dog spot in your life." "Anyone can be their best self, when they align themselves to God, in a loving and truthful way, but staying misaligned, or distanced, from God allows you to step away from your best self, and you then live in a poor shadow of that best self at best." "When we look in the mirror, we usually strive to be our best self, as we do when a picture is being taken of us too. When we stop being our worst self, our best self then steps forwards, naturally, and then we are it." "If we notice that others are keeping us being our worst self in their company, we need to step up past this dragging down, and be our best self, despite what others are trying to make of us too." "Do not give in to evil influencers, or influences, but stay close to God, to truth, and to what is right, and correct, in your life, for you to live best, as your best self, for God, and for yourself too." "Instead of our trying to be good at being ourselves, just by ourselves, from our own actions, as what we think is us being our best self, we need to try to drop away our worst selves clothing from us first, and put on the pure clothes that God provides to us." "Then, and only then, we will live good clean lives for God, living pristinely as our best self, as God built it in us for us to be." Bob took some of this advice from his psychologist, on board, and he stopped trying to be what he thought was best for him, cleaned up his bad habits, and wayward ways, and prayed hard to God, to reveal in him his best self to him, and so over time, his life improved, and he lived it then for God, rather than just for himself. Bob's best self came out from him to live as him, in connection with God, and who God wanted him to be in his life. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com Never step back into your worst self, self, in the company of others. Always try to remain your best self at all times.