Self-awareness

Self-awareness (capacity for introspection) is having a clear perception of your personalised strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, behaviours and emotions. Questions to ask yourself in order to become more sensitive, connected to inner self and others probe what you expect of yourself in relation to life: 

• What is the meaning of life?

• What really matters in life?

• What is my unique life purpose?

• What are my strengths, talents and special abilities?

• What do I do better than anybody else?

• Which of my achievements am I most proud of?

• What do I morally value and cherish most?

• What expanded option life choices should I make?

• What can I contribute to improve opportunities and empower impoverished youth? 

• What’s the difference between surviving and experiencing life?

Having self-awareness allows you to reflect, observe and see where your focused attention, insightful thoughts, positive emotions and optimistic outlook are taking you to become a better version of yourself, mindful of Gautama Buddha’s meditative definition of a life without limits: “A thoughtful state of pure consciousness awareness.”

Pax vobiscum – Peace be with you.

No Holds Bard Charles Frederickson