Everything Begins With Authenticity
“I” is the source of all.
The more we investigate what the “I” is, the more this conversation turns into esoteric exploration. I want to look at “I” with a psychological definition.
Identity, “I”, is your thoughts, feelings, and wants in any particular moment. The idea I invite is that your authenticity requires awareness of these aspects of your experience.
To know your thoughts, is to be aware of the inner pictures, sounds, feelings, smells, and tastes that are arising in any given moment. Most people are unaware of what their mind is creating on their inner screen and consequently just respond to them. With curiosity and observation, getting clear on the difference between external and internal sensorial experiences is a foundational piece of knowing yourself authentically.
Feelings are like the meta response to your thoughts. People have thoughts, and their reaction to the thought creates a feeling. If I think of memories of my puppy whimpering as he cuddles into my chest at night, I feel this grip in my heart, flowing waves of warmth coming out of my chest, and a bright smile widening through my cheeks. There are so many ways to categorize feelings, however for simplicity and universal acceptance – we can say there are four main ones: Sad, Mad, Glad, and Scared.
Wants are your desires. They are the most difficult of the three to acknowledge as they are revealing the part of you that’s longing for more. Sometimes sharing this could receive backlash or disappointment, so many of us have learned to bury these aspects of us deep down away from awareness. However, wanting is a foundational part of the human experience. It is the compass of our choices and where we are heading. Acknowledging this part of us at any given moment is essential to knowing our authentic selves.
So who are you?
The raw template of your authentic experience expresses itself through your thoughts, feelings, and wants. To Be authentic, requires the virtue of strength as any action revealing yourself exposes a profound vulnerability. It is so easy to dissociate by not acknowledging your subjective truth, so that you can go along with the environment or another person rather than taking a stand in expressing the reality of your experience.
This is not a light matter. If I was given a user manual on how to live life, understanding authenticity would be the grounds of understanding sovereignty, honesty, and strength. I am not suggesting you change your behavior. Just start with acknowledging the truth of your authentic experience – as the virtues of strength and truth will naturally guide forward.
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