Showing Up as Our Authentic Self
Aristotle is believed to have said, "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." Self. What is it? Does anyone really know? A deceptively simple question, but one without a simple answer. If we were to stop for a moment to reflect on all of our personal history, we would in fact see many "selves" emerge from the shadows of our past. We would see our childhood Self, remember our hair and eye color, remember our fantasies, remember our deepest joys and passions, and recall our dearest friends at the time. We might remember the clothes we wore, the schools we attended, the houses we lived in, our family and family gatherings, and the chores we hated to do around the house. If we advance further in time, beyond childhood and into the adolescent and young adult years, a different version of our Self emerges. Residential addresses have changed, new friends have shown up, and old ones have moved on; our own feelings and awareness have developed into an outw...