Key Aspects of Authenticity:

 Key Aspects of Authenticity:

• Self-Awareness: Understanding your own values, beliefs, and personality is crucial to being authentic. 
• Congruence: Your actions, words, and behaviors align with your internal self. 
• Honesty and Transparency: Being truthful with yourself and others, and not hiding behind a facade. 
• Courage: Being willing to express your true self, even when it's vulnerable or might lead to discomfort or criticism.
•  Self-Acceptance: Accepting your flaws and imperfections, and not striving for a perfect image. 
• Integrity: Maintaining consistency between your values and your actions. 

In March of 2025; I went to the emergency room with a D.V.T. (deep Vein Thrombosis

 and a pulimary embolism) P.E. which resulted in my left leg swelling three times the size it normally is 

and turning purple.  After being admitted to the ICU it was discovered that I had 5 blood clots in my leg 

and three in my lungs.  

Scarey is an understatment!  At this point I decided I needed to make some changes with myself.

This is where it begins....