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Well, I got you here under false pretences, or did I?  For as I get older I begin to look at younger women today and the make up they wear, I think to myself, oh my, that's a lot of make up.  So what lies behind, Is make up really a "false pretence"?  Now, I am using 'make up' as a metaphor, for the way we as individuals hide behind a façade.  Men and women for centuries have been using, an altered appearance to hide the real them, whether it is make up, hair styles, spectacles, clothing styles/fashions, the type of car they drive, house they live in, the locations of their homes, or schools the children attend.  It' all false news.  Well for the majority it is.  Don't get me wrong, there is no issue with trying to achieve material success, lifestyle improvements,  or providing the best, one can for the family.  However, the issue is, are these a mask, the 'make up' for our own insecurities, sense of inadequacy etc..  All too often we here of paren

What is the 'id', that instinctual sense of self our desires, can one exist purely in the self or are we innately designed to be part of the bigger extrinsic society.  During this extended international period of #SelfIsolation amidst the #COVID19pandemic one can truly begin to reflect a lot on ones self.  For the true Introvert this period may be a refreshing time of self rejuvenation a time of reflection, energised by the peace, isolation and space they have been afforded, even though temporarily, the 'Ego' prevails.  All too often though, self reflection can turn into self criticism, self loathing, self destructive behaviours or thoughts. For some however, the opposite is true, they become more self fulfilled in their own sense of knowledge, they become self important, self edifying, developing a self grandiose perspective on their own lives and sense of self, this may even become Narcissistic in nature, hence the 'Super-Ego' prevails. Therein lies the pr