What Does Living Authentically Mean To You?
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Living authentically seems to be the easiest task anyone could do, yet most of us just don’t do this. We live the way others demand of us.
Think about it.
Your job requires you to be at a meeting after 5 PM and you stay because you worry they won’t think your dedicated enough. Your Family wants you at dinner so you go, so they won’t chastise you about not coming around enough. Your friends want you to wear pink on Thursdays, so you wear pink to fit in.
But all of this is just us doing what others want us to do, not being true to who we are and doing as we feel we need to do for us.
This doesn’t mean we just do whatever we want whenever we want in life because we all have responsibilities but it’s doing those responsibilities as you feel best to do them, not the way your family and friends think is best.
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It’s just Living the life; you want to live.
It means you are out there without the need for sympathy and validation. You aren’t looking for the approval of others because you know who you are is simply fine.
And this is one of the hardest things to accomplish because we have to remove our insecurities to do it. We must accept that others will hate us, and tell us what they think of our choices, potentially in a negative fashion.
This is what living authentically means to me and I strive for it daily, but what about you…what does it mean for you?
Tips to live more authentically:
Trust your Gut and stick with it
Look to find the person you always were, and let that person fly
Let Go of the people and bad habits that don’t help you live a happy life. Toxic people and habits out, happiness and light in.
Speak up, tell people what you want to say. You don’t have to hide what you feel, because you matter too.
Accept that others have a different view and listen to those views. You may be telling people how you feel but it’s ok to also change your mind on your feelings.
Try to be as positive as you can. Thoughts like to betray us, and we can get stuck deep in our minds with negativity all by ourselves. Get rid of those thoughts by just not allowing yourself ot go there. If you feel negativity coming into your life, do what you know is best to do to help you find the positivity again. (Unless you have depression, and then you need to seek professional help, this is not a guide to get you out of depression)
Choose love. love really does set you free.
Denounce fear. Fear keeps us down. Let go of what your fearing by conquering that fear and accepting the outcomes.
Give to others. We think living our best lives is all about us but giving to others is how we live our best lives because we spread joy and truth. And in return we get joy and truth.
Find your happy place. Look for the people and habits and places that bring you happiness. Keep that in your life.
