The Power of Authenticity

Hello my fellow followers,


How have you been? I have been fabulous, as always. ( I know, my optimistic, happy personality nerves me too sometimes, but it is who I am)

While I have a measure to clarify things a bit, I thought I'd pop in and speak about the power of authenticity. People have often called me weird. I LOVE it! :) To them I say: "what is your measure of weirdness? If it's coming from you...I have nothing to worry about!"

In all honesty, I have always been regarded as 'weird'. So it's nothing new for me. Growing-up, I always felt like I didn't belong. I knew at an early age, what direction I wanted my life to go...and how I wanted to live it. I felt my purpose. I lived through my values and with passion. I understood my strengths, and always tried to share the best with others. I always (at most times) followed my instincts. I tried always to live as an example. I have often been criticized for being 'too nice'.

Living with the power of authenticity meant that I have always been unique, and I don't follow the flow of others. I choose not to wear a mask. I listen to my heart and I am myself. People love me or hate me...like anybody else. Then I best be myself, and be authentic, real and true.

Being authentic is showing the world what and whom you are. It is letting your soul shine brilliantly. Living happily, and going about your business. It is being joyful, and living your life the way you were meant to live life. It is doing things you love, and things that reflect YOU.

It is being you, even if it rattles others.It's not always an easy task. I am just as guilty as the next for averting this cause, and trying to fit in the mold of others. The end result is being something you are not, having low self-esteem, and continuous self-doubt. You have to be strong, and live what you believe: your way.

In the end, being true to myself, means I am happy and light, and...may mean I am "weird" to some. Living authentically in my own power; means that I am free to be me! And that is a gracious gift to give yourself, your heart and your soul! After all, we are on earth to live our life, and not the way another thinks we should live, and behave. We are all different, and that is in my authentic beliefs - amazingly wondrous!

Accept yourself for who you are. Live in authenticity. Unleash the power within - even if it means naysayers will find you 'weird'.


I may be weird to some - but to me and those who truly love and accept me - I am authentic!

Still Alive...just iPadliscious!

Wow, it's been awhile again. So much as though, I forgot my password. BLAH!

Anyhow, I've been focusing on my novel in any of my spare time. For Christmas I received an iPad, it's a the invention of the century. I absolutely LOVE it! I carry it with me everywhere, and any spare moment I have...I have been writing.

Side note; the iPad is so neat...I have downloaded books with the ibooks app. That is addicting, as I've already spent over one hundred and fifty dollars in iTunes cards. Something so simple, as pressing a button and voila! a book in your tablet ready to read. I have my iPod set-up with all my favourite songs. I have apps that will read Antonio a story, when I'm busy. I even have an app to look at the stars in my hemisphere. I could go on and on...and I sound like an advertisement. Seriously, it's awesome. I don't know how I ever lived without it! ;)

Moving on, and back to my subject at hand...

The other day, I was thinking 'how dumb' of an idea it was to be 'writing' a novel. So it had me a little down, since I've been so passionate about the entire idea. The story has played out in my mind for about ten years. It has only been in the last year that I finally decided to pen it on paper, and see where it takes me. I never realized how much work, time and effort actually goes into writing such a novel. It's so easy when it plays in my head like a movie...

So with my recent second guessing, I decided to finish writing the novel....if for anything just for myself to say that "I DID IT"! I remember as a young girl at the age of 7 or so, sitting in front of my mother's typewriter, and wanting to just type and write a story. Even so I could barely type my name and such, I found solace in the fact that a blank sheet of paper is a journey to the healing of my soul.

One day, perhaps I will find that courage within to take that leap of faith and finally be the published author that I've always dreamed I could be.

Until then...be well, be happy, and journey in faith...