Joanna Russell

We all put on social masks.  They’re the personae, or facades we put on when we step out the door in the morning.  It’s the person we are in the workplace, or when we attend a public meeting; on the sports field; at a social gathering, and on Facebook. 

But sometimes I wonder if there’s such a thing as ‘authentic’ anymore?  Have we become so comfortable with our social masks, we are that mask?  Or, do we not only fulfil a role; we are the role?  It’s become one and the same thing.  There’s no difference. 

Don’t get me wrong; social masks have their place.  They help us survive in life. They protect us, promote us, and focus us on wh...