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BEING GENUINE by HIGHER AWARENESS

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
                                         -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

When we don’t know who we are -- or if we are afraid to be who we
are -- we betray ourselves. We pretend to be who we think we are.
Our self image is made up of our experiences, desires and other
people’s ideas and expectations of us.

Maintaining this false self is a betrayal of ourselves. In all
deep spiritual journeys, there is the experience of betrayal.
Betrayal always tells us to adjust our life to be more authentic.
What we identify with is all important.

There are large betrayals (e.g., your partner leaving you) and
small betrayals (e.g., disappointments). They are all experiences
of being wounded for the purpose of breaking down the defenses of
the personality. When we allow the wounding and accept the
betrayals as divine gifts, we greatly benefit.

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind
don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
                                        -- Dr. Seuss (via Elena)

“What you must dare is to be yourself.”
                                           -- Dag Hammarskjold