Authenticity
Question # 1 What does it mean to be authentic?
Authenticity is the idea that we make the way we
behave on the outside match what we feel on the inside.
https://innerself.com/content/personal/attitudes-transformed/forgiveness/17851-the-true-meaning-of-authenticity.html https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/12/authentic-try-being-polite-instead
Authenticity is the idea that some thoughts / decisions /
actions express who a person is, and others do not. Why? Because whenever a person says or does something, it is he or she who is doing these things. Therefore, being oneself is inescapable. However, some thoughts, decisions and actions of a person is not really her own / his own and therefore do not express who she or he really is. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/authenticity/
Question # 2 What does it mean to be inauthentic?
When a person expresses that he or she likes someone, although the truth is that he or she does not like the person, he or she is being inauthentic.
https://innerself.com/content/personal/attitudes-transformed/forgiveness/17851-the-true-meaning-of-authenticity.html
When a person says that he or she is not artistic, although the reality is he or she suppressed that talent long ago, he or she is not acting in an authentic way.
https://innerself.com/content/personal/attitudes-transformed/forgiveness/17851-the-true-meaning-of-authenticity.html
The reason we are not authentic is because we are afraid of what will happen if we are. We are afraid that we will be
rejected, unloved or not received.
https://innerself.com/content/personal/attitudes-transformed/forgiveness/17851-the-true-meaning-of-authenticity.html
Question # 3 What can a person do to become authentic?
To be authentic, find out how you feel in the particular situation. Communicate how you feel to yourself and to others around you.
https://innerself.com/content/personal/attitudes-transformed/forgiveness/17851-the-true-meaning-of-authenticity.html
To become authentic, accept what is real about yourself regardless of whether you judge it as bad or good.
https://innerself.com/content/personal/attitudes-transformed/forgiveness/17851-the-true-meaning-of-authenticity.html
Other questions for you
How authentic are you?
How can you become more authentic?