Authentic Self

Fear and will are a magnificent duo through which anyone can land on solid ground when it comes to breaking down that which appears to be larger than life.

Today, give some thought to what an amazing thing it is to have been given the gift of life with which to be a unique and beautiful expression of the divine. Don't dishonor the gift by trying to be like anyone else.

This month my theme is authenticity. In my weekly vlogs, I will heighten your awareness of how deeply you connect to your inner guidance system. I invite you to ask yourself, "How deeply am I connecting?"

To live an authentic life, we must release all that interferes with our truth. This video will help you recognize the ways you disconnect from your truth so that you can begin to shift the pattern.

Ever wonder why those New Year's resolutions don't ever seem to work out? If you want things to be different this time around, what you really need to do is ask yourself a few more questions rather than seeking a few more goals.

Back then, I was just starting to get a clue about my spiritual reality, but without a doubt, George was already there. He has often been referred to as "the spiritual Beatle." Looking back at that evening, I can see why.

Irrespective of how the masks we wear got there, they are keeping us from revealing to the world the authentic self we came here to be.

Unless we get over our ego-driven narcissism, the whole notion of intuition can become tangled up with our over-exaggerated sense of self-importance.

Does anyone else question authenticity the way I do these days? Does doubt about what is "real" versus "enhanced" interfere with the trust we once had in the people we admire and applaud?

The steady stream of sex-related scandals is just the most visible part of something more widespread and troublesome: the gap between people's public lies and private truths.

Oprah told Piers Morgan that being her authentic self was and is key to her success. But what does it mean to be your authentic self?

Exactly as we hope for our world, we want an inner environment of kindly, generous, constructive citizens [systems, organs and cells].

This year's catch phrase for women in business is, "Be your authentic self." What does this mean, really?

I couldn't handle seeing affection between men without feeling extreme lack, jealousy and envy. All it did was make me want whatever they had right now! The only way I knew to get it, and fast, was through sex.

Most of us, over a period of time, begin to wear a mask which is a symptom of conditioning, fear, lack of self trust and perhaps self-consciousness By peeling away the mask, our journey to authenticity begins.

I'm not a fan of demonizing the ego. Ego can be a true help on the spiritual path as long as it doesn't run the show.

The real challenge of enlightenment is egoless engagement in an intersubjective, creative context. That, to me, is the call of the future.