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“We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving
us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity”.
Barbara De Angelis - American Expert on Relationship & Love, Author

In order to understand what is meant by the genuine you, or your actual self, think back to the
times in your life when you have been at your best. We’re talking here, about the times when
you were happiest, when you felt most fulfilled, and more especially the most real.

In the heart of those moments, your life flowed with an energy and excitement and yet you may
have felt a gentle calmness within. You had unshakeable self-assurance and belief in your own
self-worth with formidable strength and trust in yourself. You were having fun and there was no
room for self doubt or anxiety.
You had indestructible optimism, doing exactly what you felt you were meant to do with the
people you chose. Your life was interesting and filled with colour and passion, and significantly,
you accepted and liked yourself for who you were.

Because you felt so good about yourself, so determined to live life to the full, you couldn’t care
less what others thought about you. From confidence rather than selfishness, you mattered more
than anything.

You may not have known what the future held, but you were confident you could handle it.
What happened to the wonderful, authentic you? Life happened, that’s what.