Authenticity: A Countercultural Perspective

By Anita M. Hessenauer

Authenticity is a collection of poems that presents a countercultural perspective of an authentic life. It follows the trajectory of the interior journey to the source of our being. Authenticity is an expression of the salient characteristics of authentic living, which from the perspective of the poet is a life aligned to that of our creator. The traits of independence and self-reliance give way to vulnerability and dependence. Egotism is cast off and replaced with a spirit of generosity. Authenticity highlights values that go against the grain of those cherished in our society and culture and lead to the wholeness for which we were made.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Release date: Dec 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781725251984

Anita M. Hessenauer

Anita M. Hessenauer is a freelance writer residing in Dublin, Ohio. She has published several articles in literary and religious periodicals and is a prolific writer of both prose and poetry. Anita has a doctorate in French literature from the University of Strasbourg, France and has taught at The Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and Bowling Green State University. She is a Third-Order Carmelite.

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Authenticity

A Countercultural Perspective

Anita M. Hessenauer

Authenticity

A Countercultural Perspective

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Introduction

I: Paradox

What are You Looking For?

Originality

Denudation

A Small Voice

II: Entreaty

Union

Teach Us to See

Discipleship

Abundant Life

Equilibrium

The Privileged One

Prayer of Rebirth and Renewal

III: Giving

Accompaniment

Where are the Blessings. . .?

Swaddled

Samaritan

The Fragrance of Love

Companionship

Faces to Love

Giving

The Gift

To my husband Mike for his support in bringing this work to fruition

Introduction

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his collection of poems

follows the trajectory of the interior journey to the source of our being. It is a journey which calls us to shed all that we have amassed as part of our egotistical nature, in order to attain the wholeness for which we were made.