I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity and love are the dynamics of freedom. They are the foundations of authentic power.

Living up to an image that you have of yourself or that other people have of you is inauthentic living.

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.

The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren’t trying.

What if we choose not to do the things we are supposed to do? The principal gain is a sense of an authentic act – and an authentic life. It may be a short one, but it is an authentic one, and that’s a lot better than those short lives full of boredom. The principal loss is security. Another is respect from the community. But you gain the respect of another community, the one that is worth having the respect of.