The Courage to Be Authentic

Courage is defined as the ability to do something that frightens one. Authenticity is defined as being true to your own personality, values, and spirit regardless of the pressure that you are under to act otherwise. How many of us have the courage to be our authentic selves? We had no problem when we were children. We were fearless, we used our imaginations, we danced, we sang, we played without ever worrying about what others thought of us. At some point between 10 and 13 all that changed. Instead of being fearless, living carefree and not giving any thought to what others thought about us, we began to care what others thought and how we fit in. We stopped being our authentic selves and began living according to the rules and values of others. It is time to have the courage to remember who you are. Reconnect with yourself, play, dance, sing, use your imagination, be fearless and speak your truth. Be Courageous.

The light of creation is within each of us and desires to experience itself through us we must take the time to know who we are, what drives us, what inspires us, what excites and repels us so that then we can stand courageously and authentically in our autonomy. Then an only then are we truly living our Authentic lives.