Knowing Yourself

Caution – Boredom comes naturally

“Is boredom anything less than the sense of one’s faculties slowly dying?” ~ John Berger ~ Beware of boredom and its ability to suck the joy out of life. It creeps up on us so silently. We all know how easily our minds become used to repetitive stimuli and events. A noise or mess may irritate us ...

Know and accept yourself completely

Many of us are walking the spiritual path with a longing to be. We think we’re not yet good enough somehow. We long to banish our particular demons. We dream of a life where we can be as good, strong and loving as we believe we ought to be. The spiritual path is not about becoming ...

Know your self-worth

Author Dan Millman says, “…our sense of self-worth is the single most important determinant of the health, abundance, and joy we allow into our lives.” In truth, each of us is innately worthy. Our worthiness does not have to be strengthened or improved. You may not PERCEIVE yourself to be worthy, however. If you doubt your self-worth, ...

Find time to know yourself better

If we want more time and more freedom, some of things we have been doing will have to go. How can you be MORE EFFICIENT to give yourself time for what you want to do? Be aware of your thinking. CATCH THE “I HAVE TO …” Learn that you probably don’t have to, you are ...

What is your life purpose?

If connecting with and living the divinity within you is important to you, you may want to consider clarifying your life purpose. “You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big, bold, righteous and eternal.” — Barry Munro We love watching shows about people who are living their ...

Where Am I Going?

What is my destiny? This question connects us to our life purpose. It is more than just having a direction. It is about one’s place in the universe. It is the journey of finding that place and being there and living fully whatever that place is. It is your own unique place that nobody else has, ...

Uncover your deepest fear.

Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson have identified 9 BASIC FEARS that they believe shape our personalities. (Source: The Wisdom of the Enneagram) 1. Fear of being bad, corrupt, evil or defective 2. Fear of being unworthy of being loved 3. Fear or being worthless or without inherent value 4. Fear of being without identity or personal significance 5. Fear ...

Let go of labels

“[It’s] important to get away from definitions, labels, descriptions, interpretations, evaluations, analyses, and judgment, for all of these create the turbulence of our internal dialogue.” — Deepak Chopra “As long as I am this or that, I am not all things.” — Meister Eckhart Are you aware of how you describe yourself to yourself and others? Remember ...

Who are you – really?

“Who am I?” “Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment.” — Tao Te Ching It’s surprising that we have to ask ourselves this question. But we do. And we have to look very carefully at our answers… because for the most part, we’re not who we think we are! So, who are you, really? This is so ...

Know Yourself through Awareness

“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.” — Abraham H. Maslow “To be authentic is literally to be your own author …, to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on them.” — Warren G. Bennis “Few are those who see ...
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