This Is Why You Need To Be Authentic In A Fake World | LaRae Quy

I’m convinced of two things. First, we all desire to be more authentic in our lives. Second, we give up because this whole getting-to-know ourselves thing is damn hard work. It’s also the most important work we’ll ever do.

Authenticity is the ability to share the deepest and truest part of ourselves with other people. It begins with knowing who we are and what we believe. We’re told that we need to “be ourselves” but how many people know what that means?

The confusion starts in school when we’re faced with peer pressure to fit in. God forbid if you stood out in any way. It’s not only peers, but it’s also parents and teachers who mold us into who they think we should be. As adults, we’re slapped with images of perfection and social media influencers who supposedly know enough about life to tell us how to live ours.

Self-help courses and books of any type, including this article if it is, will help you only if they teach you to pay attention to life itself.

The pressure to fit in has been exacerbated by the technology age because we’re bombarded with messages on who to be, what to want, and how we should express ourselves. The thought of being ourselves is a foreign concept that receives very little attention.