In this fast paced world that we live in there is a message for most of us of conformity that begins very early in life. We are socialized from birth to learn the values and rules of our culture, our government and our family environment. While this is necessary and good in general for societies, it can also prevent us from blooming into the amazing beautiful authentic beings we were created to become.
As I have experienced watching many children develop from birth to adulthood it is amazing to observe how they are influenced and affected by every single experience impacting their lives. This has led me to recognize that when certain principles are operating in our lives we can become authentic beings who can soar in life and live with love and peace and happiness while finding wonderful meaningful lives that honor God and allows us to love and care for others as well as ourselves.
First we must know that it is our birthright! We are beautifully and wonderfully made to be amazing beings who are one of a kind. There is no other person exactly like us. We can know that we are each special and extremely rare! There is something that each one of us is here to do and only we can do it! Our unique spirit and personality mixed with all of our experiences makes us especially qualified to do on this earth only what we can do. So lets get going. We are so needed to be our authentic selves to impact this world with our loving presence and unique combination of gifts and strengths!
Make a list of your long lost hearts desires! Often we live our lives doing what we believe is the right. It is good to do what is right and good but we may get in a rut and avoid living our authentic lives out of fear or neglect of our own need to go deeper to find our unique dreams and desires. A way to start living authentically is to begin to make a list of all the things you love! What is it that makes you feel fulfilled and fills your heart with love? What brings you joy? Do certain things bring amazing peace in your life? We can all begin to move towards doing them. We all have heavenly gifts and Godly desires that are ours alone. When we follow our dreams and create a life that fills our heart with love and that has meaning and purpose for us it will flow into something very beautiful for others too! Being authentic makes the whole world a better place!
We must find balance in our lives. We can so easily get lost in the mountain of all the crazy busyness going on in life and we can get lost in our attempt to realize and create the richness of an authentic life. Prioritizing our needed authentic goals and dreams and setting boundaries to protect them can be a daunting task. However when we reach the place where we believe in and value our God given dreams and goals we can begin to move toward them and ultimately find the ability to bring them into reality! Balance helps create a life of authenticity!
