To choose down as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. One of the components of authenticity, I believe, is attachment theory and knowing the underlying paradigm in your head if you believe that the world is full of abundance, love and grace, or if you're scarcity driven, and you have to be suspicious, and you're basically, you know, have insecure attachments. So, at some point in time, it's good to realize your own inherent biases, and try to make some tweaks or hacks so that you can choose a way of being that's more conducive to attracting the love, Grace and abundance that you really want.