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The Roots of True Self — The Skeptical Hippie

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I can't define true self, but I know it when I see it. It emerges from a tangle of connected concepts: Belonging is a prerequisite need for safety. Belonging not only means to a group, or in a place, but also in the path of your life, or to the identity you find yourself inhabiting. It lies somewhere between connection and resonance. That resonant note when you belong, the feeling that where you see yourself aligns with you, is the ringing out of authenticity. Authenticity is something you feel in your bones, a mystical experience. It is something in you recognizing itself out there in your expression. Allowing authenticity to manifest requires vulnerability, because it exposes you to be seen and reacted to. Most of the time we reserve vulnerability for situations with high safety levels, but sometimes we summon courage and show it anyway. Belonging, authenticity, vulnerability, safety: these live in feedback with our social and physical environments. The world we are in tells us we ar

I can't define true self , but I know it when I see it. It emerges from a tangle of connected concepts: Belonging is a prerequisite need for safety. Belonging not only means to a group, or in a place, but also in the path of your life, or to the identity you find yourself inhabiting. It lies somewhere between connection and resonance. That resonant note when you belong, the feeling that where you see yourself aligns with you , is the ringing out of authenticity . Authenticity is something you feel in your bones, a mystical experience. It is something in you recognizing itself out there in your

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