The Authentic Self

Authenticity can only be found in stillness. There is no noise, nothing to hide behind. There is just the self.

Stillness is often defined as the absence of movement. But is that really true? All particles in matter are moving, and moving rapidly. This vibration is happening a such a high speed that it becomes invisible to the naked eye, appearing as stillness. The same concept is true for human beings. When we are truly authentic, truly in stillness, there is the most movement within us.

In stillness, there is quiet. And when it is quiet, we hear everything. We are present. An irrepressible awareness over our senses comes to fruition in the quiet of stillness. In this state, the most vulnerable parts of the self are forced to escape. They creep around the noise and movement that once caged them inside. They continue to guide the authentic self into the spotlight, allowing the self to shed the external shell that once ossified its being.

When we are in complete stillness and silence, movement and noise become the first things we notice. But are we ever really experiencing stillness and silence if we are consistently growing into our authenticity?