Find Yourself, Know Yourself
& Be Yourself
by Pat Hastings.
Do you wish your relationships were more fulfilling?
Do you find yourself resenting all you do for others?
Do you want to learn how to be more authentic so you can enjoy life
and feel a powerful sense of well being?
To be authentic means to of 20 years to step out in faith and
eating, alcohol, drugs, workaholism,
be real. You know when
start my own business as an author, staying busy, rushing, shopping and
someone is real when you
inspirational speaker, spiritual coach approval addiction.
and radio talk show host.
are in their presence. Shore up your courage and
Being the oldest in my family, I slow down. It’s time to go within
Can you remember being drawn
took on the role of being overly to find yourself and explore what‘s
to someone because they seem so
responsible and a people pleaser. important—what makes you happy
real? They aren’t afraid of living and
I had no idea of who I was or and fulfilled. It can feel scary at first:
speaking their truth. They allow you
what I felt. As I took the inward you don’t know what you’ll find or
to see their weaknesses as well as
journey through therapy, prayer what will be asked of you. You may
their strengths. They don’t pretend
and meditation, I uncovered layers choose to take a stand and leave an
to be something they are not. We are
of low self esteem, unworthiness, unhealthy relationship or job that
drawn to people who are authentic
inadequacy, fear and not feeling is no longer working and hindering
because we can trust them and we
good enough. your progress. When you take a
feel better about ourselves because
risk and follow your heart, you live
of their openness and honesty.
Many women lose themselves in
your authentic life with unlimited
their various roles and have no idea
We all strive to be our authentic
potential and possibilities.
who they are or what they want.
selves. It’s a life long journey and it
They are someone’s wife, mother, Developing my Spirituality and
takes courage to be your authentic
friend, daughter or employee, but finding a Power greater than myself
self. Taking off your mask and being
don’t have their own identity. They
yourself no matter what others
often give their power away by
think of you is an important step in
focusing on what others want at
becoming authentic.
the expense of themselves. They
Finding myself and what I wanted
can feel resentful because their
has been a journey. Learning to love,
needs aren’t met. They are not in
trust and value myself has brought
touch with their feelings because
me to places I never imagined. I went
they have medicated them through
back to college at age 40, asked
my husband for a divorce at age 50,
wrote my book, Simply a Woman of
Faith at age 60 and left my full time
job as an Alcohol and Drug therapist
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Fall 2009
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