Into the Wild Within: Taking a Break from Structured Society to Embrace the Authentic Self
- Blanca Angeles Bellvis Lopez
- Jul 23
- 3 min read
Are you living on autopilot?
You wake up on time. You smile when expected. You say “I’m fine” to avoid deeper conversations about how you truly feel.
Everything looks good from the outside — maybe even perfect. But inside?
Are you really fine, or are you avoiding expressing how you truly feel? Have you even taken the time to reflect on that? Or better yet — do you have the time and space to feel your feelings and listen to your innermost dreams?
We live in a world of doing beings, where achievement is rewarded — achievements born from repetition of the actions we’re expected to perform. This creates the illusion of a “safe” life lived on autopilot.
Yes, it’s safe. But it’s also a repression of your creative being — and sometimes, even a cage.
The Masks We Wear: Surviving vs. Living
From a young age, we learn to play roles — to be the responsible one, the nice one, the high-achiever, the peacemaker. Roles shaped by the places we grow up: our families, schools, workplaces, and social groups. We put on masks to belong, to be accepted, to avoid rejection.
The perfect ‘employee’ works extra hours.
The beautiful partner goes to the hairdresser once a month and constantly buys new clothes to stay impressive.
The ‘always-available’ friend cancels a concert with her favorite artist to listen — once again — to how narcissistic her best friend’s ex was.
All of it interwoven in a complex mental map built for survival in a world of projections — a world where few take responsibility for their own thoughts, feelings, or actions. Instead, we search outside ourselves for something to do, to cover it all up — because it’s easier to work late or maintain perfect nails than to pause and ask:
Is this face the true, loving awareness that inhabits my body, or just a patchwork of survival patterns built to be seen?
The Call to Chaos: Why the Structure Must Break
We’ve been taught to fear chaos — to avoid it at all costs. Chaos is associated with burnout, breakups, breakdowns. But… what if chaos is actually a call for awakening? What if it’s the mechanism your authentic self uses to get your attention?
How would the caterpillar become a butterfly without entering chaos? Chaos isn’t destruction — it’s the cocoon the caterpillar wraps around itself: An invitation to go within. To reconnect to your authentic self — the self that is raw, wild, and real. The breaking of the structure makes space for wings to emerge.
Embracing the Wild Self: The Return to Authenticity
In the cocoon, masks fall away — because no one else exists there but you. As the layers begin to fade, repressed feelings rise: grief, confusion, anxiety… and also, the void — the universal silence within you, where your soul begins to whisper. It whispers new ways of being, new expressions that resonate with your truth.
It’s a sacred chance to embrace your rawest aspects — the talents your inner child carried, but that were drowned out by external noise. It’s an invitation from your soul to spend time with yourself, to enjoy yourself, and to show up as you are — remembering the being you’ve always been but had forgotten.
This isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about returning to who you were before the world told you who to be.
Ready to Meet Your True Self?
In a world that constantly tells you who to be, the bravest thing you can do is return to who you truly are. Your authentic self isn’t lost — it’s just waiting beneath the noise, the roles, and the routines. Chaos may feel uncomfortable, but it’s often the gateway to growth, freedom, and clarity.
So, what would happen if you gave yourself full permission to feel, to rest, to rediscover… YOU?
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