The Secret to Being Authentic You – Authenticity, Part 1

The Secret to Being Authentic You – Authenticity, Part 1.  If you reacted as I did to the first paragraph followed by a little introspection on social interactions with  others, then you are someone who will benefit by the very excellent suggestions in this article.  


" For many, this happens regularly, perhaps more than we’d like to think.

Often, it’s related to not wanting to come across like someone on the opposite end of the spectrum, who is perhaps oblivious to the feelings or perspectives of others.

Most of us say we want to live authentically, to live true to our values and highest aspirations, yet it is not easy.

Why so challenging?

Mostly because the “real” issues in our lives often lie hidden beneath the content of what we say and do about the problems we face. They are driven by limiting beliefs that cause us to think and react in set ways that:

• Train us look for ways to gain approval outside of ourselves.
• Judge our self and others, harshly and relentlessly at times.
• Focus on what we or others lack, unfulfilled expectations, etc.
• Activate deep fears connected to our self-worth, our value, our sense of self, etc.
• Trigger the body’s ‘fight or flee’ stress response.
• Teach us to use tactics of fear, shame & guilt to get love or cooperation from others.

Life does not have to be as hard as we make it. Being who we really are inside is what we each aspire. To love and live authentically is to feel our fears, however, and stretch past them, to tame and to transform them."

"...Authenticity allows us to connect to certain inner processes, such as awareness and self-directed change, which allow healing to take place.

In other words, authenticity is not just an option. Authenticity is a path to healing."

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/06/the-secret-to-being-authentically-you-part-1/

"Who we ‘are’ is shaped by an intention, either conscious or subconscious, of who we want to be combined with who we believe we are and deserve to be – and our actions.

Our intention and beliefs project a resonating frequency that attract more of what we bring into our life and relationships. The more clearly we know what we want, the more powerful the ‘vibration’ we send out of our intention. The more conscious we are of what we believe about ourselves and what we deserve, the more aware of where we are in relation to where we want to be.

So the question of being authentically you can be revealed in four questions, which may only be answered by you:

1. Who do you want to be as a masterpiece of your own creation?
2. What do you believe is possible for you to create?
3. Do you feel you deserve the very best in your life and relationships?
4. What actions are you willing to take?

In any given moment, you are creating yourself. Right now. Your past and all the events in your life do not define you. Neither do your thoughts, experiences or emotions.

Everything you think and do declares your intention.

And thus what you ‘attract’ or create in your life follows from who you are, your beliefs and actions.

Why not make this a conscious process, a conscious intention of who you want and deserve to be?

And now you know the secret."


The Secret to Being Authentic You – Authenticity, Part 1, has an great deal more information that is not cited here.  It is well worth the few minutes more to learn some very important brain facts that are part of how your reactions evolve.