At some point it became apparent to me that there are some things that we cannot ever try to do successfully. It's funny because I catch myself using that word sometimes and it never really resonates with me. In fact, just last weekend I was talking to @zipporah and I remember saying, "I just try to be the best version of myself that I can be." It was funny because she caught it and said you aren't trying, you're doing. I've been pondering this concept a bit over the last week and I know it's true as it resonates very deeply with me.
When we exist in the moment and just do what feels natural to us, there is no real effort going into it. We just are what we are and that doesn't really require thought or explanation. Like the title may give away that I happen to be a fan of Star Wars and I'll admit I have been a fan of the wise old Yoda since I was a child. My philosophy should resonate as authentic with anyone that reads it or gets to know me as it's just sharing my own perspective. I don't have to convince myself or anyone else that I am anything as I simply show that by being. It's obvious to the observer if they are aware of it.
It's rather comical to me that I only really use words like "trying" when I have to consciously think about what I am doing. Being mindful and consciously aware of the present moment leaves little time to dwell on what I am actually doing or saying as the responses and interactions I have are just authentic. They aren't planned out or scripted. I suppose that's the point of this whole post though, authenticity and being our true selves is something that can never truly be defined and it's only in the trying to be authentic or trying to be our true selves that we start putting up illusions.
From my perspective it would seem that being mindful and existing in the present moment is enough to find and know my own path and truth through the maze of reality. I am not looking to anyone for guidance as I am capable of guiding myself. My interactions with others may or may not guide them on their own path. It isn't really up to me to know and it isn't really a concern of mine. I just have to be the change that I would like to see in the world and let the world take care of itself. There is no trying to be one's self just as there is no trying to change, it happens naturally and of its' own accord. I do not need to try to create anything that doesn't come naturally to me as I do that simply by how I have chosen to live my life and express myself while interacting with others. Namaste.