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live a more authentic life BY J ENNY G R E YE RBIE H L, NPC D IR E CTOR OF E D UCATION AND PA NHELLENIC SU PPORT JUST BE YOURSELF. LIVE MORE AUTHENTICALLY. BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
isn’t that what I’m doing right now? Live an authentic life. Umm… am I living something other than that?”
This advice, or some version of it, is given to us our entire lives with what I am certain is the best of intentions; but if you are like me you have often asked yourself (on the inside, while smiling on the outside of course), “What the heck does that even mean?!? Be myself? Umm…
So before I go any further l want to be very clear, I do NOT have this all figured out. What I do know is that I feel like I’m closer to understanding this advice, and what it means to live authentically, each and every day. Of course, some days feel a bit more authentic than others, just like
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some people feel a bit more authentic than others, and the goal is simply to keep working at it, keep surrounding yourself with the right people, one day at a time. Merriam-Webster defines the word authentic as “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.” So as I have worked to be authentic, I have implemented several things in my own life that I hope will be of value to you as you live your lives.
