Striving to Find Your Authentic Sense of Self

Posted on July 10, 2013

Artists being able to collaborate with psychologists makes for a unique experience. I had the pleasure of coordinating such in 2001, for a performance piece entitled Presence. Inspired by self-development work of the previous decade, it was a melding of interest, studies, written reflections and art.

Authentic sense of self, or presence, has been a point of fascination, centered on the thought that we must strive to find who we most truly are and move toward a life that speaks to that.

Inherent in engaging around sense of self is the need to incorporate multifaceted elements that define us.

This involves embracing all our drives and interests, but also identifying personal assets and liabilities. By attending to what informs and motivates our lives, we can cultivate inner assets, manage our inward liabilities and potentially transform challenges.

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Source material from Psych Central