Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. Its about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. -Brené Brown Ive met a lot of people and have observed a lot of behaviours. I noticed that a lot of people can go through waves of authenticity or they are selective in who they can be their authentic self with. Sometimes the pressure from society manipulates a person to be something that they are not and sadly they allow this pressure to make them believe that this is who they are. People are embarrassed or afraid to act like themselves sometimes for fear of rejection. There is a problem with the world if we are not teaching our children that it is ok to be who they truly are and that it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks. We need to give them enough self confidence and teach them about self love to avoid judgment from fellow peers. If we can teach to accept everyone for who they are and to stop criticizing what is considered as different, there would be no fear of judging as it would seize to exist. If there was no such thing as judgment, how different would our world be? People would be more authentic and would be more inclined to be their true selves. Confidence would be easier to build and acceptance would be everywhere. Realistically we know that this would never diminish 100%. But by being aware that it exists and by being able to make it a practice to slowly stop caring for what other people will think about what you look like, how you dress, how you act, what you do, what you say etc we can slowly unravel our truth and the bright spirit that hides behind the ego. Be truthful and be seen, but at the same time, dont be an asshole! I know Ive been that person but you can change the way you are in a sense that you keep it real, but you can also choose to be compassionate. Dont allow the pressure of society to make you do things that make you feel uncomfortable. Find the strength in fighting for yourself because at the end of the day, you have to be happy with who you are. And if the people who are supposed to be your friends dont like you for you, they arent good friends. Love is not supposed to hurt. Dont let anyone take you down and make you feel bad for being your true self. Dont fear rejection and dont believe lies that people tell you. If you can truly love yourself, you are already in a much better position than the rest of the sheep that think their authentic self is what everyone says it is.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:45:00 +0000
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