AUTHENTICITY

"Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever." --Nancy Lopez

"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others." --Confucius

If we truly believe in our "authentic" self, then we have no "need" to seek validation from others.  We have known, all along, what is true and good within us.

Authentic: true to one's own personality, spirit, or character; genuine.

Am I leading an "Authentic" life? Being true to my OWN personality? spirit? character? Am I being "genuine?"