What value is most important for you right now?
Authenticity.
Authenticity.
Is that true? Come to think of it, I already ask it of myself, and far more than once a day. It's Byron Katie's way of questioning the validity of one's thoughts.
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The breath. Coming back to the breath for centering.
To live in accordance with one’s inner nature or highest truth. To be whole, not fragmented. To be at one with oneself, true to oneself, as Shakespeare had Polonius advise his son Laertes in this... More »
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What value do I hold above all others? Authenticity -- to be who I am, all that I am, and to act in accordance with my true nature.
Authenticity. Everything else falls into place when I am true to my own nature. How can I not have integrity when I am authentic? How can I be dishonest and authentic at the same time?... More »