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The Freedom of Authenticity and Seven of My Biggest Flaws by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist.com

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Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you.

Andrew Murray

Nine months ago, Leo Babouda wrote a blog post titled, I Failed. Immediately upon reading it,

I wished I had written it. It was good and true and honest, but more importantly, it was

freeing for both the reader and writer. More recently, I've been moved by the words of Brian Gardner

and his continued pleas for authenticity.

I read his thoughts on living unfiltered and again streams of freedom flow in his writing.

Sarah Peck also has a similar influence on me.

There is great freedom in authenticity.

One evening last month, while sitting at my dining room table, I suffered a dark moment of depravity.

I received good news from a friend on the telephone. He's a good person, someone I admire and look up to.

Understandably, he began telling me some of the wonderful things that had happened in his career.

In a moment where I should have been rejoicing alongside him, I felt jealousy instead.

I knew it was wrong for me to react this way, but it was the first emotion that surfaced. And no matter how many times I

congratulated him, the bitter feeling of envy would not depart. A few days later, unable to shake my

jealousy, I called a friend and poured out my heart. I expressed my frustration with my weakness

and asked for help.

She responded, you just accomplished the most important step, admitting this out loud to a trusted

friend. Confess your weakness. The sooner you call it what it is, the sooner you're able to move on from it.

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