What does it mean to be Authentic?

 -what does it mean to be authentic?

- to truly express yourself or not

- if you do not, nothing happens, no change, no inspiration, no uniqueness, just conformity

- sometimes you have to pretend, for safety or survival reasons

- being authentic applies to infinite realms

- key way of expressing who you are is through communication 

- authenticity is just expression of whatever desires you have: desire for peace, desire for connection, desire for love, desire to do art, desire to share a message, desire to share a story, desire to share happiness that you feel, desire to express joy from an opportunity to share a moment with someone, desire to create memories with others, desire to experience the beauty of the mountains or a sunset

- ultimately endless, there is desire for everything and anything, desire is love 

-authenticity is expression of love

- share that expression of love for something in whatever way (through verbal and nonverbal communication, through dance/body, through art, through writing, through any which way that can be shared and understood by another) 

- authenticity is sharing of love 

-authenticity is the expression and melding of love/desire of something from your inner world into the outer world

- what kind of things do you love? give you energy? 

- love for people, love to explore the worlds of others

- do you have love for others or are you disinterested in people? being shy is not the same 

- embrace your desires and share them with those you want 

drafted on 1/13/25