The new year is closing in on us quickly. With everything that has been happening in our nation and the world, are we being authentic in how we express ourselves coming into this new year? If you’re not sure, ask yourself: Are all these wonderful sentiments I'm posting on Facebook and elsewhere actually what I intend to do in this new year, or does it just make me feel good about myself to say them? Do I intend to be kind to others and put myself in their shoes, or am I really giving notice to everyone that I expect them to be kind to me and try walking in my shoes for once?
Does this sound negative to you? I'm sorry if it does, but it is always important to see if our blinders are in place when we give intention for anything, the new year being no exception. Are we blinding ourselves to our true intentions? Are we driven by our need to look good or feel good? Are we being lazy and letting others decide what we believe in? Are we being authentic?
Being authentic means checking your ego at the door and allowing your true passions to drive your intentions and actions. To quote Shakespeare: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. This means that you can't put on a different personality for different people. You cannot wear a different social mask in different social circles and still be authentic. For in being authentic, there is no mask.
Does this sound negative to you? I'm sorry if it does, but it is always important to see if our blinders are in place when we give intention for anything, the new year being no exception. Are we blinding ourselves to our true intentions? Are we driven by our need to look good or feel good? Are we being lazy and letting others decide what we believe in? Are we being authentic?
Being authentic means checking your ego at the door and allowing your true passions to drive your intentions and actions. To quote Shakespeare: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. This means that you can't put on a different personality for different people. You cannot wear a different social mask in different social circles and still be authentic. For in being authentic, there is no mask.
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