I’m reading a lot about “authenticity” lately and the idea both intrigues and scares me.
To be authentic means to be honest, truthful and sincere in how you live and interact with others.
I’ll be honest, I’m not authentic. I have a persona that I hide behind. I’m deeply afraid of showing who I really am because I’m so sensitive to cirtism. But I’m working on it!
As Brene Brown writes in The Gifts of Imperfections:
“Being human means being born with imperfections.”
And in theory it makes perfect sense. But there is still an internal battle that must be fought within oneself, for them to take root within your heart.
So I’ll try to fight that fight, no matter how uncomfortable it is. It is said that through discomfort we grow.
I’m not the best writer.
I believe that chatgpt is a better writer than I am, which is why I’ve often used it in my life to alter and change the things I write.
But it could be argued that, in doing so.. I remove a piece of myself from the creation?
I find the topic interesting, because another argument could be made that it is simply a tool. One that helps with your editing process, maybe?
I don’t know. The only thing I know is that there is a lot more fear in sharing this. Than a text I’ve written with the use of AI.
And I can only assume that is because these words I am writing now, comes 100% from me.
And for better or worse, they are part of me. And I am not perfect.
And that is apparently, a beautiful thing. So here is to us embracing our imperfections!
I’d love to hear from you on this topic, so don’t be afraid to reply to this mail =)
– Dines