Getting Authentic about Being Authentic

authenticJennifer Hoffman – Every time I hear the phrase ‘they are not being authentic’ or ‘find your authentic self’ it makes me want to cringe because that is simply a misuse of that word and phrase.

No matter how someone behaves or acts they are always being authentic – with themselves. Although they are not aligned with our energy boundaries and priorities that doesn’t make them inauthentic. But there’s another aspect to this that is an energy drain for us and it’s the amount of time, energy, and effort that we’re expending judging and criticizing people we think are being inauthentic, which drains our energy resources and distracts our attention and focus from our own life path. Continue reading