Authenticity

“Be conscious that truth overcomes wisdom since his aroma is the beauty of the spirit that appeases, calms and solves everything as if you would take clear and pure water in a glass. You will be satiated of all thirst and the supreme experience stays. Since the truth has a name that few persons can repeat and this is unconditional Love.” ~Oscar Basurto

I am seating here thinking that it has been a long time since I wrote a blog. I mean one of those blogs, I was used to write before I was born on Facebook or Real Estate. I used to write about anything that had touched me emotionally. I used to share my poetry and to just be myself. The truth is that I used to write to an online audience who was very far from my every day physical world.

When I became a Realtor and when Facebook appeared in my life, I realized that friends there were not just strangers that I was meeting online, they were friends, they were family, including my own kids, friends of friends, Real Estate business partners, clients, online friends that were really connecting with me, etc. I became virtually public to all of them. My first reaction was to stop writing blogs that were too deep in emotions or too intense.

Why don’t you want to show your poetry or share it?

Because they are just full of emotions and sometimes makes people vulnerable or sad, and I don’t think is good for me to show that part of myself.

Why to hide a part of you? It is your form of expression, it is art, and those who love you will love you just as you are.

I knew France’s words made sense. I had always known and thought about that, but it was only on that moment, and through her words, that I realized that the only part missing in my authenticity was that. I had kept my friends, and family, co-workers or anyone in my physical world, away from my writings .

I frequently asked myself why did I do that, but it was only that evening,  that I was finally able to answer the question and move on to a greater part of my self development. 

I accept everyone in my life, and I can only see wonderful things in people, not that I am naive but I chose to see the beauty in everyone rather than the weakness or the wrongs they can have ….but I was my worst enemy, I treated and judged myself like I would never do to a friend or stranger. Why would I be so harsh on myself, why would I not accept someone just because she likes poetry and expresses herself that way?

We are human beings and we all have emotions, we all express on different ways, we accept others the way they are, but I didn’t fully accept myself -until that day. France’s words helped me finding the best in me, as a person in my personal life and as a person in my professional life too, and I feel lucky and thankful for that.

The lesson learned here, and that I want to share, is that only when you are true to yourself and you are not afraid to show yourself just as you are, you can reach that level of authenticity that is so important to function in this life. Being authentic means giving the best of yourself to others,  and is through that authenticity that one can be the most sincere and creative and as a result of this, the most productive and truly serve and love others.

We only need to accept ourselves to feel and be accepted by others. We all seek recognition in one way or other, and we can only be recognized if we are the true ‘us’ to ourselves and to others. Be authentic, that’s the best gift you can give to yourself and to others!

Piccola Dowling