What it Means to be Authentic


	What it Means to be Authentic

elizabeetsz

10-19-2009 9:07 PM

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10-20-2009 12:15 AM

reachme33

I love the content on Oprah's site. Clear, compelling and relevant the articles often inspire. The ability to cultivate and adopt new attitudes often, in my view, requires steadfastness, dedication and lots of practice!

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8b316106-9a08-481f-8073-46d07ca07ee8/ADE9F1E4-1D7C-4937-AA81-DE61877AFACE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/pkgcelebrateyou/20091015-orig-mike-robbins-authenticity/2" href="http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/pkgcelebrateyou/20091015-orig-mike-robbins-authenticity/2" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oprah.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/pkgcelebrateyou/20091015-orig-mike-robbins-authenticity/2"><DIV id="slide_description"><DIV>Authenticity is about enjoying a new sense of freedom to be who we really are—ourselves, natural and without a mask in our relationships, our work and our life. It takes courage, commitment and depth to:</DIV> <BR /> <UL> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Look within ourselves</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Tell the whole truth (even when we don't want to)</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Be vulnerable</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Admit, own and share our true thoughts, feelings, desires, insecurities, passions, embarrassment, dreams and more<BR /> </LI> </UL><DIV> However, being open and real about all of these things (and more) is what it means to be authentic in life. </DIV> <BR /> In order to utilize the power of authenticity in your life as a way to enhance your relationships, increase your fulfillment and empower yourself use these <A href="http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/20091015-orig-mike-robbins-authenticity/3">five key principles</A> as a guide. <BR /></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/pkgcelebrateyou/20091015-orig-mike-robbins-authenticity/2"><H2 id="slide_title">What It Really Means to Be Authentic</H2></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/ADE9F1E4-1D7C-4937-AA81-DE61877AFACE/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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