BE AUTHENTIC - Rediscover Who You Are

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Madisyn Taylor has written a beauty here about being real as all we ever do is hide behind our masks in order to feel okay and accepted. But as we experience life's ups and down, don't you sometimes wonder:

Is that it?,
Is this who I really am?
Is this what I really want?
Why do I have to be satisfied with this?
Why can't I?
Who says I can't (have more)?!
Why do people make me feel less than because I want something different?", and
"What's wrong with me that I can't have that?".

That was the raison d'etre of this blog.

There is is one inalterable fact of life even if some or many reject it out of hand and it is this, nobody on this planet is responsible for your feelings. You are the sole owner of those and conjurer of thoughts which give rise to those sometimes shitty and often hurtful feelings.

So, perhaps it's time to take a look at yourself and take charge of what's going on inside you.

This is serious food for thought here people so take your time and sup on this for as long as necessary then take the next step that feels right for you.

Essential Authenticity - Revealing Your True Self

Our true selves exist whether we acknowledge them or not, often buried under fears and learned behavior.

Identity is an elusive concept. We feel we must define ourselves using a relatively small selection of roles and conscious character traits, even if none accurately represents our notion of “self.”  

The confusion surrounding our true natures is further compounded by the fact that society regularly asks us to suppress so much of our emotional, intellectual, and spiritual vibrancy. Yet we are, in truth, beings of light—pure energy inhabiting physical bodies, striving for enlightenment while living earthly lives.  

Our true selves exist whether we acknowledge them or not, often buried under fears and learned behavior.  

When we recognize our power, our luminosity, and our divinity, we cannot help but live authentic lives of appreciation, potential, fulfillment, and grace.
At birth and throughout your childhood, your thoughts and feelings were more than likely expressions of your true self. Though you may have learned quickly that to speak and act in a certain fashion would win others’ approval, you understood innately that you were no ordinary being.  

There are many ways you can recapture the authenticity you once articulated so freely.  

Meditation can liberate you from the bonds of those earthly customs that compel you to downplay your uniqueness. Also, communing with nature can remind you of the special role you were meant to play in this lifetime. In order to realize your purpose, you must embrace your true self by letting your light shine forth, no matter the consequences.

Rediscovering who you are apart from your roles and traits takes time and also courage. If, like many, you have denied your authenticity for a long while, you may find it difficult to separate your true identity from the identity you have created to cope with the world around you.  

Once you do find this authentic self, however, you will be overcome by a wonderful sense of wholeness as you reconcile your spiritual aspect and your physical aspect, as well as your inner- and outer-world personas.  

As you gradually adjust to this developing unity, your role as a being of light will reveal itself to you, and you will discover that you have a marvelous destiny to fulfill. Madisyn Taylor, DailyOM