Live your”Authentic Life” to create a happy and blessed existence. That is the new catch phrase everyone is using, me included.  Just look at my website, living your authentic life is even on the first page.  It is only a matter of time before the term is a registered trade mark  Authentic Life™ or a copy write Authentic Life ©.   The truth of the matter is, most of us want to live authentically, but often times the question is how. How do we know if we are or are not being authentic?

Understandably, we all go through phases when we are not being authentic in our lives.  Human nature is to blend into the tribe that surrounds us to flourish as a unit.  As we grow from infancy we are introduced to our “family” tribe.  Followed, then by when we begin to make acquaintances and friends becoming our “social” tribe.  Of course, once we begin our careers, we have our “professional” tribe.  The circle can be endless through our lives, family, friends, colleague, until we are in an ever turning daze of who we are meant to be.  

But what if, in your soul, you know that you are different?  This inner knowing of the soul can begin at anytime throughout the circle of our life.  That feeling of “soul Acknowledgment” is what we refer to as our Authentic Selves.  Look within yourself and see when you might have been conforming to those around you rather than being who you wanted to be.  Did you say the right thing to please others, wear the right clothes to fit in, date the appropriate person to appease society?  If that has ever happened to you, you were not being your Authentic Self.

 Now ask yourself, did you feel it in your soul while it was happening?   If you answered yes, this is a truth all of your own, your Authentic Truth.   That is the space from within where I encourage everyone to come from, so they can live their authentic life. 

Sounds easy enough right?  Not always, although coming from a space of your own truth can sound easy to some, recognize that it is not always easy for everyone.  To truly be living authentic, a person must be without judgment of those whose truths do not fit into their own definition of right and wrong.   Would you like to be judged or criticized for your truth just because others see things differently? Or would you hope they could respect you for being honest about whom you are and true to the opinions and beliefs you have.   Feel in your soul, is your judgment of others your own or is it what you were taught to feel? If it is your truth, it is not a judgment it is your opinion and belief, you are entitled to it. You are being authentic.  If you are just repeating what you were taught, without a thought of your own, you are not being authentic, go within yourself, evaluate, analyze and only when you have your own opinion and point of view regardless of what it is, will you finally find your authentic self.

 Our views on politics, religion, sexuality, racism can be all affected by the “tribes” we have been exposed to over our life time.  Never be afraid to disagree or question what feels right to you within your soul.  Be authentic, feel in your body if you agree or disagree with the majority, and never be fearful to be the minority.  Our greatest inventors, artist, writers and heroes were often times in the minority.  Lucky for us they were authentic enough to believe they would and could be great.

I am sure some of the things I say within this very blog will rub some people the wrong way, and I am okay with that.  I am within my truth when I write, teach, and speak to others and I can handle it if someone does not agree with me.  I am being my authentic self, living my authentic life.  My only request is, please think before you judge, whether  you love me or hate me  I am who I am and I hope you are blessed enough to have an opinion either way, because then at the very least you are being authentic.

In Love, Light and Laughter

Robin