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Finding My Authentic Self
Throughout my life, I have pursued a singular purpose that resonates with many yet remains elusive for most: the quest for authenticity.
My first memory of recognizing my Authentic Self dates to when I was just five years old.
Jane F. Gardner (10 March – 28 January ) was a British Roman historian, academic, and museum curator.
As I walked down the steps of the Methodist Church in Hamilton, Texas, after Sunday service, my insatiable curiosity was already at play. I turned to my mother and asked, “Ok, Mama, there’s the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Where’s the girl part?” That question reflected a profound insight for a five-year-old—I sensed that I was being excluded from the narrative and that societal expectations dictated obedience to the voices of male authority figures.
At an early age, I was taught that a higher power, presumably a man, held all the answers, and that we should conform to his will.
However, rather than accepting this notion blindly, I dared to question it. My brilliance and curiosity, however, went largely unacknow