Authentic Self Quotes

“Authenticity is the sine qua non of everything that matters. When you encounter someone unguarded, without artifice or pretense--Mon Dieu!--you know it. I compare it to being at the top of the mountain: the air is clearer, there's nothing to muddy the senses. It's bracingly refreshing.”
― Ellen Lubin-Sherman, The Essentials Of Fabulous

“When we come from an authentic, genuine place in ourselves, our efforts to connect with people work to their fullest. Our relationships develop more easily and last longer, and we feel better about the people”
― Michelle Tillis Lederman, 11 Laws of Likability

“Show up as the real you. The airbrushed you isn’t sustainable, or even half as awesome.”
― Kristen Lee

“You don’t need to be rescued or saved. You just need spaces that allow you to expand and rebuild.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“It’s okay to be messy. Like sunflowers, galaxies, and fingerprints, your life is an intricately designed spiral. Your wrinkles, bumps, and bruises show the world you are a force of nature.

Forget linear. When you embrace chaos, it brings its own kind of order.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Being real is the power
skill of the century,
but we’re taught to be
otherwise in the places
that should hold it most
sacred: our families,
schools, workplaces,
communities, houses
of worship, and
governments.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Stop searching for wizards
and wands. Don’t buy into
the belief that you don’t
have the brains, heart, and
courage to make it. Link
arms with your fellow travelers
and never let go. Hold
each other up so that you
can see your own magic.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Stay woke. Jump out of
bed, even if it makes you
dizzy. Listen to your voice,
even if it startles you.
Breathe in the smelling
salt, even if it stings you.
Stare into the light of the
reality before you, even if
it burns. If you get weary,
ask for help—whatever it
takes to keep your eyes
open. Bask in the glow
of conscious living. You
are awake. This is when
change happens.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“GET OFF the paved path.
It’s way too BASIC for you.
There’s AIR to BREATHE.
Oceans to FLOAT in.
Dances to be DANCED.
Songs to SING.
Splendor to BEHOLD.
Stop WAITING for PERMISSION.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Authenticity is the language of visionaries.”
― Andrena Sawyer

“Colonialism had its way with making us believe we were inadequate, if we mimicked the lifestyle and values it upheld, we were embraced with open arms. - “Vindication Across Time”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

“What goes on in your innermost being is worth all your love, this is what you must work on however you can and not waste too much time and too much energy on clarifying your attitude to other people.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

“I like to play outside of the box they have made for me. I was born this way. That's how my brain works. Create from scratch and grow an extraordinary solution to an inimitable opportunity- enthusiastically answer a question that wasn't asked yet. A consummate, authentic existence in a vacuum. No apologies.”
― Sara Rose Snelling

“An awakened mind
and heart will serve
you well. Rigidity stalls
upward progress. Be as
expansive as you can.
Even when you think
you’ve reached your
limit, there’s more to
unlearn and relearn.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Stop letting people
shove you into the
binary. There’s not
enough room for your
soul to fit into the narrow
box being forced upon
you.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Stop trying to
bend your mind
around someone
else’s organizing
framework.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“When we continuously
snuggle up to antiquated
ideas, we shut our eyes
against the light of our
potential.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“At some point in life, we all feel burden, oppressed if you will, by the knowledge of our existence. Addressing our deepest anguish and greatest fear establishes the bedrock of any artistic effort, and ultimately represents the thin line that separates contemplative humankind from all other forms of animal life. A person with an artistic bent embraces the inherent anxiety of living and attempts to express anguish in a telling format in order to assist other people grapple with the baffle of being: awareness of the absurdity of striving in a world where the only thing guaranteed for a person with many cravings is hellish life of attachment and wanting. When we rise above the deceptions and temptations of an egocentric mind, we encounter our spiritual essence.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“A person living an artistic existence refuses to surrender to the winds of time, continues singing and dancing into the teeth of the harshest storm, and marvels in all of the delightful treasures of simply being.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“You never get second chances on first experiences.”
― Traci Ann, Authentic Sexy Truth: One Woman. One Truth. Lots of Brave.

“The true marker of
learning is turning up
with more questions
than answers.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Everything is learning, learning is everything.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Being a puppet
is overrated. Cut
your strings. We are
human beings, not
doings. Knowing life
is about impact, not
performance, is the
most badass kind of
clarity you can have.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Perfect is annoying, boring,
and impossible to sustain.
Knowing how to translate
conscientiousness into
something beyond the
fleeting satisfaction of “me”
toward a “we” mindset is the
best move you can make.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Be fearless with your
questions. Don’t be
afraid to get a little
muddy. Keep your
feet nimble and eyes
open for new paths
and perspectives.
Ready yourself to
be moved.”
― Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“You can be all and none
of the above all at once.
Don’t feel obliged to check
off little boxes for the sake
of doing so, especially
when they do not allow for
realization of the beauty of
the human spectrum.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Your consciousness
will lead you home.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“What if the theories in
psychology that dominate
our mainstream culture
are flawed, rather than the
people they diagnose?
That we close our eyes
to modern brain science
and global context and
pigeonhole human beings
as “normal” or “abnormal”
is one of the biggest
shams of the century.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“Our old methods of excavating
for problems leaves
us with more problems.
Everything rides on changing
the positions we hold,
the questions we ask, and
the answers we’re willing
to accept. When we only
mine for weaknesses, that’s
exactly what we’ll find.”
― Dr. Kristen Lee, Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking--Learn What It Takes to be More Agile, Mindful, and Connected in Today's World

“I used to be afraid that I was hollow somehow, that I only existed if someone could see me and hear me, like a toddler playing peek-a-boo. My whole life was an elaborate attempt at never having to be alone with myself.”
― Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living