Acts Of Authenticity-What Is it?

A sense of authenticity is one of our deepest psychological needs, and people are more hungry for it than ever. Even so, being true to oneself is not for the faint of heart. Are you up to living an authentic life?

Do you know who you are: Your very own self.

The hunger for authenticity guides us in every age and aspects of life. it drives our explorations of work, relaionships, play and prayer.

Questions of authenticity determines our regard for others.Authenticity is correlated with many aspects of psychological well-being, including vitality, self-esteem, and coping skills. Acting in accordance with one’s core self- a trait called self-determination, is ranked by some experts as one of three basic psychological needs, along with competence and sense of relatedness.

People who feel inauthentic are often living life according to fixed views about how they should be.

I know of 8 acts of authenticity:

Reads novel- it is the best way to figure out what is feels like to be in someone else’s head and that is what helps us to distinguish our own identity.

Meditate-Meditation creates moments of happiness, from here you can investigate how to create real fulfillment.

Be deliberate- authenticity consists in being aware that you have choices and consciously choosing what you do.

Do not be to deliberate-People often make better decisions when they don’t think sboud them. Go with the old say “go with your gut” Authentic reactions are much more at gut level.

Cultivate solitude- quiet and time for the self are a big plus if you are worried about inauthenticity, there is nothing like shutting the door and keeping the world out for a period of time.

Stay connected- community is an outlook towards life in which you define yourself in relation to the world around you rather than onlyl in connectionwith yourself. You should consider “enlarging the sense of self”.

Play hard- whether it is taking an art class; ballroom dancing, playing basketball, running, weight lifting, or just hanging out with friends, doing something you really enjoy allows you to express who you arally are.

Be willing to lose- feelings of inauthenticity are heightened by a lack of a phiosophy that allows failture to be part of life. If you are leading a full life, you are going to fail some every day.