II.  Authentic - Self-Expression

Journal to the Self: 22 Paths to Personal Growth,  Kathleen Adams, M.A., 1990.  Work through problems, heal relationships, access your subconscious, interpret dreams, and discover your truest self. One of the greatest tools to growth and capturing your life is through journaling. Loads of reflective exercises sure to uncover your most authentic you. A book I keep coming back to for more ideas.

List Your Self: Listmaking As the Way to Self Discovery, Ilene Segalove, Paul Bob Velick, Paul Bob Segalove, 1996.  For anyone who is intent on improving their well-being, you'll love this alternative to journal writing. Not only is it fun to list things, it's great to look back at ideas you wrote in the past.

Getting in the Gap: Making Conscious Contact with God Through Meditation (Book with CD),  Wayne Dyer, 2002.  The practice of meditation takes us on a fabulous journey into the gap between our thoughts, where all the advantages of a more peaceful, stress-free, healthy, and fatigue-free life are available, but which are simply side benefits. The paramount reason for daily meditation is to get into the gap between our thoughts, and make conscious contact with the creative energy of life itself.

The Dark Side of the Light Chasers,  Debbie Ford, 1998. We know the shadow by many names: alter ego, lower self, the dark twin, repressed self, id. We deny ourselves the power and freedom of living authentically. Through the stories and exercises in The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, Debbie Ford shows us not only how to recognize our hidden emotions, but also how to find the gifts they offer us.

Know Your Truth Speak Your Truth Live Your Truth,
Eileen R. Hannegan, M.S., 1996. 
On the path to living an authentic life? This is the most important transformational guide for those seeking truth and authenticity in their personal and professional lives. Inspirational, encouraging and practical. Powerful exercises, affirmations, and questions for reflection that will enhance your personal and spiritual growth.

Dance of Deception: Pretending and Truth Telling in Women's Lives,
Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D. 1993. 
Are you seeking a more authentic life and wondering how to get there? Truth-telling is a central challenge in women's lives, the foundation of intimacy, self-regard and joy. At the center of a woman's life is the quest to discover, speak and live our own truths. This book offers a rich philosophy and thoughtful guidance about speaking out and holding back.