On Glennon Doyle and the Price of Real: Undone, Unmuted, Untamed

But after you have discovered a certain level of depth, then you must conform your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to this depth of openness—otherwise, your life-practice lags behind your identity-practice. Suppose, for example, you realize that at heart you are love. You realize that although you might function as a mother, a politician, or a ba

This is not the path of giving more of ourselves to the world at the cost of our deepest knowing self; this is the path of finally, finally learning to trust that we already know everything; we just have to learn to remember.

When being real is your priority, the various parts of your life start to groove. Your career will begin to reflect your true passion; your living room will match your values; your friends will fit your soul; and your wealth—of which there are many definitions—will start to measure up with your notion of freedom. Sometimes the courage to be true to

• Be honest with myself.


• Understand my own motivations and needs.


• See my proper place in the world.


• Appreciate my own quirks.


• Believe that I’m enough for the world, as-is.

This has to do with looking sincerely at what it is that fulfills us, about fully using our talents and gifts, committing to a life of our choosing, being honest with ourselves and with others, and taking a stand for what’s important to us.

I remind myself that since crisis means “to sift,”