Authenticity

On rare occasions, someone – regardless of what they may actually ‘do’ in their career – does whatever they ‘do’ with such unabashed authenticity and complete engagement that it takes my breath away. Sometimes this is an athlete performing their sport, other times a businessperson explaining why their product may transform the world.

One such young woman is Sarah Kay. Her book of poetry was just published this week by the Domino Project (Seth Godin strikes again www.sethgodin.com). Sarah doesn’t only write her poetry, she performs it. And her performance at the recent TED talks in Long Beach, CA stunned me in a way I had not had the pleasure of being stunned in a long time. http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter.html

I’ve played it for my own daughters, played it for my female patients, tried to play it for my husband, (he was less interested).

Although Sarah Kay is a tremendous poet, performer and teacher (www.project-voice.net) I think perhaps her greatest achienvement may be the intensity of her connection with self, her unapologetic authenticity. No self-deprecation for Ms. Kay, she know what Marianne Williamson and Nelson Mandela have been urging us on about for years now: our greatest fear is that We Are Powerful Beyond Measure. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdwEDyBQcCc&feature=fvst)

How close are you to that no apologies, powerful person residing inside of you?

Yes, you!

Dr. Shari