Being An Authentic Person

Every day we run into situations and behaviours, from praiseworthy and remarkable to downright disgusting and deplorable, as well as everything in between. In all aspects of our lives, home, work on the street and even in meetings. It is not so much our job to judge the individual or individuals involved, however it is our job to judge the behaviour and/or situation, in the manner of, is this how I would like to be perceived and is this kind of behaviour, actions, and situation that I would be pleased to be associated with. This is how everyone and everything can be our teachers, they show us action, behaviours and situations in real life and we can decide if this is the type of person we would like to be perceived as. However it needs to be noted here that our perceptions are not always correct, in any given situation we may not always know the variables and circumstances involved, in some cases there could well be extenuating circumstances behind such behaviour. That is why we do not judge the individual and/or individuals. That being said it is the general rule that this is a pattern of behaviour, and as such do we want our pattern of behaviour to be perceived as loving, gentle and kind or the alternatives. It is my belief that we all possess these qualities; however they are usually covered up and/or perverted by four typical impairments. Those four impairments being, fear, pain, greed and addiction. To accurately show are authentic selves, and be authentic people we need to take to heart yesterdays posting on “to thine own self be true.” However we need to take this a step further. It is amazing how some seem to be this caring compassionate individual at meeting, yet a complete tyrant at work and indifferent in the home. Or at least varies degrees of this nature, this is not an authentic; this to put it bluntly is a phony and a still sick individual. To practice the aspect of “to thine own self be true or to follow one’s own truth and be an authentic person, is to practice this behaviour in all aspects of one’s life. To be the same person in all situations and all venues. This is a true authentic person. A true person of integrity, ethics and dignity.

Remember God does not create garbage