Unveiling Authenticity: The Journey to Knowing and Being Your True Self
Jun 03, 2024
I hear a lot of people talk about being true to themselves vs someone being fake, or living with a persona, a valence of sorts.
But what does this really mean?
There is the obvious level of this where someone can be acting a certain way to feel safe, and respectable, or to present themselves in the way that they think the other person will accept.
Some people really switch personalities as a survival mechanism to try and control their lives. They play a role that subconsciously they think is keeping them safe or getting them what they want, and once they have what they want or feel safe they may switch and show you a totally different side of themselves.
All of this stems from someone not truly knowing who they are.
They are adapting to their environment or social condition because they lack experience of the self.
Most people consider someone “being true to themselves” if they have established a healthy seeming personality that doesn’t change or break down under pressure the way the previous examples implied. Really this isn’t being true to oneself in the way I am referring to it.
To me, in order to be yourself, or express yourself, you first have to KNOW yourself.
Not knowing who your character is, what you like, where you are from, the superficial stuff, but who you really are behind all of that.
Why bother being your true self? Well when you are expressing the truth of who you are, you are creating a life that reflects your deepest being, a life of passion, purpose, and deep meaning. So really I think everyone is hoping to be able to express their true self, to really let their light shine through.
PS. The benefit of being your true self goes beyond words or worldly gain, so I will stick to the expression of the self for this blog.
How do you find more of who you are, so that you can BE yourself?
One of my favorite methods is through contemplation on the question who am I?
Tracking the mind back on itself until eventually it goes quiet and you have a direct experience of who you are.
However most people need several days in deep contemplation (or weeks) to really get there, and even after they do, they might not know how to then live the expression of it!
So the other method is through intuitive energy work and meditation. This system allows one to let go of the layers of the false sense, one layer at a time as the true self starts to shine through more and more.
It is glamorous or quick, but none of the best things come quick and easy.
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