Are you living your authentic life? Inside of us all we know there is a person we were meant to be, our
authentic self. However, this authentic self gets lost as we assume
various roles in our life.
We surrender to responsibility, obligation, societal pressures and forced morality. We are known to outside observers as mother, wife, small business owner, student, friend, daughter or a variety of other labels. None of which, on its own, fully describe who we are.
We go through each day as a responsible woman doing what is expected of us. We wear many hats and are jugglers of our own time and commitments. We are multitaskers by nature and have mastered the art of attempting to be all things to all people.
In the midst of all of this juggling, however, have we lost ourselves? While we are so busy taking care of everyone else are we taking care of ourselves? After all, we are women and for all that we do for others, and for ourselves, we deserve a little time out, a break from the to do lists and expectations. We all deserve some time to nurture ourselves and to once again reacquaint ourselves with our authentic self.
What exactly does it mean to be ones own authentic self? Have you ever asked yourself, "what would I do if no one was looking?" Interesting question for most. In that one moment where you would not be judged by another and there was no possibility of anyone viewing your actions and no consequences, what would you do?
Would you take a chance to love someone? Would you lie or would you finally be honest? Would you steal or would you find a way to help another? Would you go to the nail salon instead of doing the laundry? Would you curl up on the couch with a good book or a comforting movie instead of writing that proposal that is due tomorrow? Would you ditch your life of responsibility for a life of selling straw hats on the beach in Maui? None of these possibilities are either good or bad, positive or negative. If we understand who we are, our core being, our true authentic self, then we can begin to live a life of honesty.
So I ask you, how are you living your life? Are you striving for authenticity or are you consumed with false niceties and facades?
To answer your last question in that great article, "YES and YES";
It's truly great to be authentic, but I know I fall into traps where, for the sake of avoiding an argument or bad vibes, I just have to put on what I call my "Brie" face (from Deparate Housewives). You know, that face where she smiles and pushes the truth to some vault inside her head and starts baking? Yeah....that face. The trick is to try to find the best words and delivery to remain authentic when there are cracks in the pavement you walk on -and I'm still working on that
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