Being Authentic

One of the things that has stuck with me from my Emmaus Walk is being Authentic.  I take it to mean, don't try to be somebody who aren't meant to be.  Be yourself...preferably your kind and courtesy self but being yourself just the same.  I find that freeing because I'm not like most people.  I've been told many times that I think and act on a different plane of existence.


The reason for this is because I've experienced things that have influenced the way I think and act.  My own children, who come from the same parents...don't even think or act the same.  My son can do math in his head and thinks it is unnecessary to show his work.  As for me...give me a calculator or pencil and paper...I might have an answer eventually.  Does it mean that either one of us is wrong.  No, it means he is blessed with Mathematical abilities that I don't have.  Does it make him any less lovable.  Not to me or to God, it doesn't.   


I see my Authentic Christian Self  as a combination of my two worlds.  I'm a co-author and chief PR person for our book.  Having learned these skills in last few months, I thought the best way for me to continue to praise and worship on a daily basis is to start a blog.  Then I could choose a topic of interest and share it with others...hoping that eventually it will help someone else on their spiritual journey.  I help fellow authors all the time, so it is a natural extension of my working self. 


One of my fellow authors wrote her biography called, Falling into The Lord's Hands by Violet Yates.  Violet and I became fast friends...we didn't know much about each other but we felt a connection even through cyberspace.  My grandmother had that sixth sense about people she met in person.  I think I have that sixth sense on-line as well as in person to some degree.  


Anyone that knows me, knows that I love to give Hugs.  Through some other on-line friends I've learned to give cyber-hugs by using parentheses. 


(((((God)))))) 
(((((Jesus)))))