You know what is a really fun concept to dive into? Authenticity. Authenticity. I even like the word itself. Authenticity is defined as “representing one’s true nature or beliefs, true to oneself.” Isn’t that delicious? Don’t we all just want permission to be true to ourselves? Isn’t authenticity the quality we search for so deeply and admire most in others?

Brene Brown says “Authenticity is a collection of choicers 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.”

It is so obvious to me when I meet someone who is being entirely themselves. And not from a place of rebellion (although I understand the need for that) but I’m talking about those people who are just totally content being who they are in this world. It is a quality that is so intoxicating to be around.

We spend so much of our lives trying to conform to who we think we should be or how we should act or what we should look like. Whe…