I'm going to give that first question a shot. As far as I can tell,
one day before my 30th b-day, being authentic simply means that you
live consciously enough be able to discern what really makes you you
versus what habits and quirks you picked up "along the way."

And in my experience, it's really easy to tell the difference: If you
lose a habit, you THINK you can't live without it. If you lose a part
of yourself, you KNOW you can't live without it.

Cheers,

Maika
"Live, Love, Laugh."

--- In Womens-Inquiry@yahoogroups.com, "emseabold" <emseabold@...> wrote:
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> The topic:
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> Being authentic, what does it really mean?
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> Where it is winning and where it makes a difference?
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> How does authentic speaking make a difference, in life,
> in conflict, in the world?
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