Quotes About Authenticity

Because we all lie. Every one of us, and whoever claims they don't is the biggest liar of all.

but she saw now that to be free would mean fully exposing herself, stripping naked in a way that would trap her

We all need a mask in order to function. But wear the mask too long and we forget who really lives behind it. Right? We forget our authentic selves.

We all need a mask in order to function. But wear the mask too long and we forget who really lives behind it. Right? We forget our authentic selves." Lily shifts in her chair, increasingly uncomfortable with this talk on the back of her session with Garth.

This is it. No more secrets. No more walls. The now is all we've got. I want truth. The whole truth. I'm no longer afraid of looking too deep. I'm ready no matter what I find.

We are—or we become—what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful who we pretend to be. I check the time. I have a few more minutes before I must get into my uniform. I open a browser and search for "Jon Rittenberg" "Colorado" "Silver Aspens Ski Resort." Articles from the local Colorado newspapers pop up. The older articles mention that Silver Aspens, a TerraWest property, has a new operations manager—gold medalist

Perfection is deception. An illusion. It's a carefully curated but false narrative.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are so that you aren't trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you've been telling yourself about your life.

Your feelings don't have to mesh with what you think they should be," he explained. "They'll be there regardless, so you might as well welcome them because they hold important clues.

it's our honesty with ourselves that helps us make sense of our lives with all of their nuances and complexity. Repress those thoughts, and you'll likely behave "badly." Acknowledge them, and you'll grow.

let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are so that you aren't trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you've been telling yourself about your life.

Until you tell me what's really on your mind, you'll stay stuck exactly where you are.

often different parts of ourselves want different things, and if we silence the parts we find unacceptable, they'll find other ways to be heard.

He wasn't doing anything fancy; he just seemed wholly at home in his skin.

I think of a Flannery O'Connor quote: "The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." What

The more you welcome your vulnerability, the less afraid you'll feel.

part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are so that you aren't trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you've been telling yourself about your life.

maybe part of being a good dad is allowing yourself the full range of human emotions, of really living, even if living fully can sometimes be harder than not.

but maybe part of being a good dad is allowing yourself the full range of human emotions, of really living, even if living fully can sometimes be harder than not.

In other words, therapy is about understanding the self that you are. But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are so that you aren't trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you've been telling yourself about your life.

You can have compassion without forgiving. There are many ways to move on and pretending to feel a certain way isn't one of them.

Maybe you can let yourself cry too.

I think that a writer should observe the real world before imagining a non-existent one.