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Old Jan 03, 2012, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 3rdTimesTheCharm View Post
To me, and I don't really have any explanation for why I believe this, but I think of authentic self, or authenticity, as something that really only "lives" in the moment. Usually as in the moment, mindfulness-- because in my experience, I can only be authentic if I'm mindful. So it doesn't really make sense to me that the dude in your hypothetical could have an authentic self that spans multiple moments.

Anne
huh - that's interesting. So whatever mood or emotional space I'm in at the moment is my authentic self? So if that's true, I wonder why my T is coaching me to find my authentic person. There's no search - it's right in front of me manifested by my moment to moment thoughts, feelings and actions. No search required.