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This page is a celebration of living an authentic and wholehearted life. It's also a source of inspiration for me as I spend 2009 finishing one new book and starting two more.
In April 2010, Hazelden Publishing will launch my next book, "The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who You Think You Should Be and Embracing Who You Are." My writing deadline is October 1, 2009.
The next two books are:
"WholeHearted: Adventures in Falling Apart, Growing Up and Finding Joy"
and
"The WholeHearted Family: 15 Guideposts for Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection."
Over the past year, we've built an authenticity movement on the blog and I wanted to create a space to honor our work. We need the momentum and energy of a movement. We need to be surrounded by other authenticity activists who are willing to be imperfect and real. We need to build a community of people who can straddle the truth that we are both afraid and brave (often at the same time).
Choosing authenticity is an act of resistance.
Choosing to live and love with our WholeHeart is an act of defiance.
Let’s take to the streets with our messy, imperfect, wild, stretch-marked, wonderful, heartbreaking, grace-filled, and joyful lives. I don’t care who you are or how big your house is or how perfect your life looks – EVERYONE has a story that will break your heart. Let’s tell our stories and reclaim those hearts – every single piece!
Right after I wrote the authenticity definition for my academic work, I noticed that I started using it more personally – like a prayer. I thought about tattooing it somewhere, but it would require a lot of space (no comment).
So, I did the next best thing to a tattoo – I also asked the lovely Shawn to create a print-quality definition that I could offer as a free download (a lot of y’all have emailed and asked for this too). She came up with two amazing styles. Both 4X6 designs are on one page. I have one framed in my room and one in my office. You can download yours here!
And, what’s a movement without great art? Just to make it more fun – for the next twelve months (which is when the first book will be published), artists are going to create tributes to the power of authenticity and WholeHearted living and loving. I’ll be offering give-aways on the blog and interviewing the artists. Trust me – you’re going to be amazed.
Last, but not least, we decided that a badge and a pledge/promise/prayer/manifesto might be awesome.
Check it out and help yourself!
Grab an authenticity badge
Add a WholeHearted badge
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