Found In Nothing. . .
Self-awareness is the ability to have a conscious understanding of your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
You objectively perceive your strengths, weaknesses, preferences, values, and goals—as well as your subjective emotions, motivations, and thought patterns. You clearly see the context around the various aspects of yourself and how they relate to each other and the external world.
As we move through life mostly through unconscious patterns, we tend to view the world with an external lens. We observe and react to things outside of ourselves, automatically tripping our triggers and casting our judgments. We can be quick to blame others for their faults and mistakes, without exploring the depths of our own culpability.
What you are also may be experiencing is a death of an old version of you.
Life has a way of kicking you in the ass when you least expect it. Not because you want it, but because you need it. Self-discovery is a non-linear process, often emerging out of unseen and unexpected corners of your life.
We are all in this lifelong process of discovering who we really are, shedding an ego that has been conditioned and programmed by others. A persona we cultivated in order to survive in a dangerous and stressful environment. As we become aware of our past and our patterns, as we learn our lessons—the universe has a beautiful way of presenting us new situations that allow us to practice our new wisdom… if we so choose.
Though the journey to self-awareness may not be easy, on the other side is a peace and joy that’s difficult to find elsewhere. You’ll know you’re on the right track when you can look back at a once brutally painful situation and laugh about it. It may take some time, but you’ll eventually realize how silly you were. In the grander scheme of things, it was much ado about nothing. But oh, what a beautiful lesson to be found in that nothing.
Peace and Love, Jim
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