my first step in “being authentic” was to give up saying that I don’t have time. I’m not ready to declare success on this yet, but I’m getting better at it.
The next step is to stop doing things to try to impress or get a reaction from others. I do it FAR more than I care to admit, especially given that I’m sure that rarely do impress anyone. Am I writing this blog so that my millions of readers are impressed with me, what I’m doing, my writing, etc? I suspect that may have been true in the past, but no longer. I’m going to do things because *I* want to do them. Did I play music too loud so people might think I was cool? How embarrassing this is to admit, but, yes, I’m that loser.
I am going to strive to stop caring what others think in the sense that I will no longer do things in hopes of getting attention or impressing others. I *won’t* stop caring for others. That’s another matter. I’m not going to stop trying to be considerate because I don’t care what people think. I’m too empathetic for that.
