2010: The Year of Authencity and Authority, by Sarah Biermann

[OneGrassRoot]

I just received this in email and it resonates a LOT. Especially because, as I have mentioned previously in the last two weeks, I've been re-reading Sarah Ban Breathnach's "Simple Abundance." This book is ALL ABOUT gently guiding us to live authentic lives. There are so many wonderful quotes and passages from this book, but this one is the essence: "The Authentic Self is the Soul made visible."

I do indeed consciously work toward living an authentic life, and hope I'm providing a good example to my daughter. I feel I've made progress in this regard, and know 2010 has the energy to enable me to do even better.

As we've established, most if not all of us here are empaths, so I think many of us struggle with being authentic when around, and often influenced by, others; it's much easier in isolation.

The second paragraph below REALLY struck home in this regard, and I have a feeling it will for others here as well. ;)


I connected with my inner wisdom and asked, “What is the overlying energy of the year 2010?” The answer I got was “Authenticity and Authority”. It is a year to express and truly be our Authentic Selves and to reclaim our authority, the right to follow our own knowing and make choices based on that.

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So the year 2010 will be a balancing of our desire for independence with our need for connection with others. As I wrote in a previous article, “How can I create community when I can’t stand being around other people?” The reason it has been difficult to be around people is that we have not been able to be our authentic selves when we are with them. This is the year where we answer that question. It will be easier to be more social in general.

http://imagicreationblog.com/2009/12/16/2010-the-year-of-authenticity-and-authority/

:hug:

[WhiteTara]

1. thanks for this post.

That really resonated with me.
:hug: right back at you!