This Tuesday I was chatting with a good friend of mine, Jenn Givler about being authentic and how it can change your life. We started this conversation off because of a similar conversation she had generated in Poweful Entrepreneur Yahoo groupabout her transition into a vegan “lifestyle” and how this is what she needs to do this for herself. She talked about how she was concerned about how others would react and how she realized she needed to STAND IN HER POWER and do this. She was telling me how she was just feeling SO much better, more energized, more “like herself”. Well, I stated to her, “Jenn, I can hear YOU again. It was like the last couple of conversations we had before that, she was “clouded” or “covered up” and it was because HER TRUE SELF wasn’t shining. However, I could hear the authentic Jenn.

And off of this conversation it produced more thoughts of how many people aren’t able to stand in their power (one of Jenn’s phrases I love) because of fear and they don’t realize unless they develop a STRONG core of self love, the fear will INFECT all other parts of their lives.
If your energy is suffocated by these type of thoughts —> “Well, people will think _________” , “I may make someone else “. By building the authenticity of who you are and being your true self, all other parts in your life come in place. The purity of light and energy created by being in your true “skin” you won’t worry about what others think or you won’t be BURDENED by fear of “not being able” to do something.

Here is a example from my own life:
My husband is African American and I am Caucasian. Now to some people, this may “matter”. Because at first when I told my parents that I was dating him, I lost them as well. (My dad still debates this, however, I know the words he used on the phone the day after I told him) And that was only when I was DATING him. However, even with not knowing whether my parents would ever speak to me again, I STOOD IN MY POWER, because I KNEW (beyond a doubt) my husband was a great and wonderful person and I wasn’t going to allow my parent’s issues to deter my happiness. And that is one of those things that REALLY blew me away—->they NEVER asked me if I was happy??
What is up with that? Right.
Anyway,fast forward to about 2 years ago for Thanksgiving I had invited my parents (a couple of months before) over to celebrate the holiday with us. My dad called about a month before hand and said over the phone, “I would like to accept your offer and let you know that your mom and I would be honored to be a guest in your home for Thanksgiving. I owe you and Eddie a sincere apology.” And that is another thing to understand…you have to ALLOW others to take their own SELF HEALING journey. You can’t force them to come to your understanding until they are ready.

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