Authenticity at its Finest
The word authentic is a powerful word to me. It signifies acceptance of oneself and uniqueness and of course power. The path to finding one's authentic self is usually a long and difficult road, some more some less but all are meaningful. As I have walked this journey of my own I have thought about the wider population's familiarity in what being authentic truly means or is, for that matter. In the website that I have sighted below, which is an online dictionary, the word Authentic means literally means to “share the sense of actuality and lack of falsehood or misrepresentation”.
When I read “misrepresentation” to oneself I believe it means that you are acting due to others thoughts, feelings and views on a thing or multiple things or individuals. Now, you can have an opinion on something and I believe that would be authentic to yourself, but to have that influenced because of someones feelings and thoughts would (in my opinion) be acting out of your authenticness. Being true to yourself has more influence than just feeling like you are your own being, it also gives you power to make tough decisions, be a leader, and overcome life’s hard hurdles. To give a bit of more insight into why I believe this, I would like to share some of my past that has helped me reach this conclusion about being authentic.
I have severe anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorders. I grew up with these, so I have a lot of experience going through many roadblocks in my own life. Any one of these can be debilitating on there own and sometimes I just don’t want to think or be anywhere. They hurt but I have came to realize that they have shaped the person I am now. I would not be me if I did not have these at some point in my life, they influence my thoughts, actions and feelings both in negative and positive (yes I just said that! It can happen!) ways. The plus side of feeling like I am my own self is that I try to shape my thoughts the way I want them to be. Sometimes these mental disorders just get the best of me, but do get over that mountain eventually and when I do it feels great!
So I’ve created this blog to share my thoughts on authenticity, how to fight and overcome mental disorders, help those that live with them and so much more on both of these topics. I also have started taking up writing as a way to cope with depression, instead of sitting and thinking about why I think things are wrong in my life, I want something that makes me say “I am making a difference, I can do great things!”
Much love,
Kaylee
Sources:
Online dictionary
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