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Be
who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.
Dr.
Seuss |
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Each
person had only one genuine vocation -- to find the way
to himself. . . . One's task was to discover one's own destiny -- not
an arbitrary one -- and to live it out wholly and resolutely
within
oneself. Everything else was only a would-be
existence, an
attempt at evasion, a flight back to the
ideals of the masses,
conformity, and fear of one's own
inwardness.
Herman Hesse,
in his novel Demian
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The task is to recognize that you are
uniquely special, have something to give,
some talent no one else shares in quite the same way.
This gift needs
to blossom so we can appreciate and enjoy the benefits of it
and
acknowledge you for it. You owe this to yourself
and to all of us to honor
your gifts, for only when you share your unique joy with the
world does
the entire world benefit. Every advance mankind has
known has come
because of someone's effort. Don't let shyness rob you
and the world
of the power and the passion that lies within you. No
one can be all that
you will be except you yourself. Follow your passion.
Joel Garfinkle
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Your
only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.
Richard
Bach |
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Do not
carry the burden of the past; do not live in the future.
The only important thing is that one lives in the present
authentically
and fully. Whatever your current life is, be the most
you can be by living in the moment.
Chan Chih |
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It is finally when you let go
of what people
expect you
to be
and people's perceptions
of you that you're
able to be
the version
of yourself that
you're supposed to
be-- like
in God's eyes. It doesn't matter
if you're
half crazy, or eccentric,
or whatever
it is-- that you have
to be true to who
you were born to be.
Gwyneth
Paltrow |
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To
think is easy. To act is difficult.
To act as one thinks is the most difficult.
Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe |
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Seek
out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel
most
deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner
voice which says,
'This is the real me,' and when you have found that
attitude, follow it.
William
James |
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The
eighteenth-century German philosopher Johann Herder taught
that each person has an original and unique manner of being
human.
The task is to develop it. According to
Nietzsche, a person is known
by his or her "style," that
is, by the unique pattern that gives unity
and
distinctiveness to a person's activities. Style
articulates the
uniqueness of the self. Rather than
fitting one's life into the demands
of external conformity,
rather than living one's life as an imitation of
the life of
another, one should look to find the authentic self within.
One should labor to develop one's own unique style in
crafting one's soul.
An individual who denies his or her own
individuality articulates life with
a voice other than that
which is uniquely his or her own. A person who
suppresses his or her own self is in danger of missing the point of his
or her
own
existence, of surrendering what being human means.
Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, in
Crafting the Soul |
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Once
you accept and rejoice in your authenticity, you begin
to see things as YOU are. You begin to see the
authentic self
is the Soul made visible. Godspeed on your journey
to wholeness.
Sarah
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The
more authentic you become, the more genuine in
your expression, particularly regarding personal experiences
and even self-doubts, the more people can relate to your
expression and the safer it makes them feel to express
themselves. That expression in turn feeds back on the
other
person's spirit, and genuine creative empathy takes place,
producing new insights and learnings.
Stephen
Covey |
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We
need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people
that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves
and live our lives with authenticity.
Barbara
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Some
writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim
at,
with originality, which they should never bother about.
W.H.
Auden |
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If you seek authenticity for
authenticity's sake you are no longer authentic.
Jean-Paul Sartre |
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You
cannot fail at being yourself. A cat doesn't try to be
a tiger, and you shouldn't try to be something you aren't.
You are a process, not a product. Your job is to
discover
what you are and create that creature. You still won't
be
perfect, but success isn't about perfection--it is
about authenticity. You are a success if you are
being your real, authentic self.
Bernie
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I
believe one of our souls' major purposes is to know, love,
and express
our authentic selves. To live the life and be the
person we were created
to be. However, our true selves only emerge when it's
safe to do so.
Self-condemnation, shame, and guilt send your true nature
into hiding.
It's only in the safety of gentle curiosity, encouragement,
and self-love
that your soul can bloom as it was created to do.
Sue
Patton Thoele |
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When
one is pretending the entire body revolts.
Anaïs Nin |
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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be
careful about what we pretend to be.
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