Authenticity

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Well, the first guidepost is being authentic by letting go of what people think. Have no idea how to do this as 'people-pleasing' and 'going with the flow' seem to be part of my DNA. Guess I'll have to chip away at it and take small, baby steps. One step is to let a small number of people know my blog title and what it's about. These are both things which I would normally keep to myself to not make people think I hated humanity or was only interested in 'girly' subjects. .

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