Prove

I read somewhere once, a woman expresses and a man proves. So true, I thought to myself. Now as I am sat here, thinking about it, I feel this categorisation cannot be gender specific. It's just a quality, either you are like this or like that...
One of the occupational hazards of the rat race we all have to run is we get into this 'proving' mode so much so that it comes to us as second nature. Pure expression is limited only to those tranquil moments, when we are alone. Or worse still, while we stand there, staring at ourselves in the mirror, brushing, you are still thinking of point you want to prove in that meeting at 10am! We also learn to glorify it. Wow, am I driven or what!! Hang on, what about your time out dude?
As I say that, I don't mean to sound regressive, but just that it's a respite to be ourselves sometimes, without the innate need of being in Given: To prove: Proof: mode.