Comments on: Developing your Authenticity Policy

By: How to cultivate someone’s gentleness

How to cultivate someone’s gentleness — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:03 +0000

[...] sharing yourself authentically will get you beat up, at least emotionally. Yes, your friends won’t know what to do. Yes, [...]

By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:08:08 +0000

You’re welcome, Mike. Glad you enjoyed it and can use it.

As I’m sure you noticed, I’m a strong proponent of writing. It seems to help me get a better grasp on my thoughts instead of trying to keep them all in my head.

I’m planning to eventually write a followup post to this about actually drafting one of these for personal life and interaction. I’ve found, though, that it’s more complicated than I’d originally anticipated. As a result, it’s taking longer for me to write my own. It’s been a fantastic exercise, though, so I’m looking forward to sharing it.

-Marshall Jones Jr.

By: Mike King

Mike King — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:58:06 +0000

Marshall, I like the idea of writing something like this. I’ve thought a lot about my own authenticity with my friends and colleagues especially as my life has changed in the last few years. Never thought to write it down though, so this sounds like a good idea for me to do. Thanks for the inspiration and idea.

By: bondChristian

bondChristian — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:10:20 +0000

Hey, thanks, man. I’m not sure I’d actually thought of it quite like that either until I started writing this. I mean, I thought of them trying to cover sin, but I’d never really considered it as being inauthentic. Great things come through writing (but I don’t have to tell you that).

-Marshall

By: Chris Rothbauer

Chris Rothbauer — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:05:20 +0000

I love your example of Adam and Eve as the inauthentic after they had attempted to cover their sin. I had never thought of it that way before but you’re completely right! I’ll have to remember that example.