We’re not broken. We’re not in the wrong bodies. We’re not inadequate. We’re not lesser. We’re not unwanted. We’re not fraudulent. We’re not undesirable. That’s all just a set of lies we tell to soothe...

Many of us live in denial of who we truly are because we fear losing someone or something-and there are times that if we don’t rock the boat, too often the one we lose is...

The sightseers would have been disappointed, as the real thing always makes a poorer show than the fake. (“I’m Dangerous Tonight”)

Within the depths of authenticity lives integrity; waiting for our return. When we arrive, we are met with effortless joy, abundant living, peace and wholeness–nothing lacking, nothing broken. This is soul equanimity, the state of...

Let others see their own greatness when looking in your eyes.

Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that’s beautiful to create something that is fake?

It is not until you learn to look at yourself, through the truth of who you are, that you can look at someone else.

Witnessing honesty frightens some people because they haven’t known authenticity in their own life.

The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer.

It’s not what you lift, it’s where you carry it.

Enjoy your own authentic stupidity rather than strive vainly to be wise.

Authenticity was the key to any deception. Sometimes authenticity was disgusting.

True, sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between authentic anger and bullshit and that’s why the following exercise is designed to help you express your resentments with integrity, and not with demoralizing bullshit

Often misconstrued, authenticity is not about being an open book, revealing every detail of yourself without rhyme or reason. It is simply the act of openly and courageously seeing what needs to be seen, saying...

Authenticity is a continual process of building self-awareness, a journey through which we acknowledge both our strengths and our limitations, and come to identify a noble purpose.

I am not a genuine woman, but I am not interested in genuineness.

To be effective, we have to slow down the speed of our thoughts and focus on managing our attention.

Don’t be afraid to be who you are, no matter who that person might be.

ghost write” your way through an interview? Hence the reason I stress speaking in your own voice. You may think you are not perfect, but your authenticity will speak in volumes to your followers and...

What it means to be authentic:- to be more concerned with truth than opinions- to be sincere and not pretend- to be free from hypocrisy: “walk your talk”- to know who you are and to...

There’s nothing more beautiful than authenticity. There’s nothing stronger than vulnerability. There’s no better time than now.

Trying to be white? What the hell does that mean? I’ve never understood that. How could anyone be white when they aren’t white? Seems like a simple enough thing to prove, right? Hold out your...

If it’s convenient to love you, you’re lying to someone about who you are or what you need.

who”s on the planet you might have been? While this may seem like a bit of a paradoxi- cal tongue twister, it is the quintessential question that requires exploration if you are to follow your...

The modern cheap and fertile press, with all its translations, has done little to bring us nearer to the heroic writers of antiquity.

Historically, my lack of success; had a direct correlation with me silencing my authenticity. Summon the strength to stand in your truth.

Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do not define your full potential.

A lot of the conflict you have in your life exists simply because you’re not living in alignment; you’re not be being true to yourself.

Looking with eyes of love is about not only looking, but seeing.

They all believed in him because of the authenticity of his musical talent and his faith in it.

When calling for authenticity, we need to take seriously the brokenness and sinfulness of the human heart. If to be authentic means to be who we really are or to express what we really feel,...

I don’t rhyme about guns I ain’t shotHoes I ain’t caughtOr shit I ain’t bought.

To reclaim our natural power and this birthright of real magic, we must get naked and face ourselves.The truth of Who You Really Are is vast. It is genius. It crackles with electricity and sensuality...

As a child, at the age when others promise to be Chateaubriand or nothing, I had written that I would be myself or nothing. I had certainly not foreseen that one day I would find...

Don’t just be a consumer, be a creator. Somewhere inside you is a masterpiece waiting to be exposed.

If you find yourself criticizing other people, you’re probably doing it out of Resistance. When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our...

who are we?” is critical. Knowing who we are is the key to elevating our capacities and performance.

I’m a thousand different people. Every one is real.

To change any behavior we have to slow down and act intentionally rather than from habit and impulse.

We all have an opportunity and responsibility to create a legacy. A legacy which is resilient, sustainable and authentic.” – Jim Cookson, Doctoral Student, Ashridge Business School, UK, August 2014

Keep it real … wear the “no photoshop seal

Lear, Macbeth. Mercutio – they live on their own as it were. The newspapers are full of them, if we were only the Shakespeares to see it. Have you ever been in a Police Court?...

Of course, being open and vulnerable will lead us to, sometimes, experience pain. But what is pain? It is simply a feeling. It is not forever. If you get pain from some person or thing...

But above all, in order to be, never try to seem.

Like a Columbus of the heart, mind and soul I have hurled myself off the shores of my own fears and limiting beliefs to venture far out into the uncharted territories of my inner truth,...

How can so many (white, male) writers narratively justify restricting the agency of their female characters on the grounds of sexism = authenticity while simultaneously writing male characters with conveniently modern values?The habit of authors...

Don’t be afraid to be authentic, show up in the world as you truly are.Be as you mean to be, but be light with it. Love it, give it, share it, laugh at it, walk...

A man could not be prevented from making himself a big wax doll, and kissing it. But if the man were to come with the doll and sit before a man in love, and begin...

Scholars, theologians, and even poets have yet to be able to truly describe and touch upon the beauty, romance, and magic of a relationship built on 100% authenticity

We all have an inner intuition for authenticity, for matched up internal and external truth. When we detect this, we feel immediate comfort. We know truth when we hear it.