Knowing Self

With everything that is going on on our planet and in our individual lives, with earthquakes and tsunamis and tornadoes we are seeing and experiencing in and on planet Earth and the earthquakes, tsunamis and tornadoes that are going on inside our bodies and psyches, with the birth pains that are accompanying the increased consciousness we are reaching for and taking on and creating all at once, it is important to know that we affect it all and help it all by our willingness to simply be authentic. To be more and more and more of who we really, really are each and every day. Which is another way of saying, knowing thyself.

This admonition, of course, begs the question: How do I get to know myself? It came up in a class recently and so I thought it would be valuable right here, trusting that there will be far more ways than anything I may list presently. The first tool that comes to mind, of course, is meditation. Meditation falls under the listen to inspiration concept as we can use meditation to connect with God, spirit guides and all manner of non-physical guidance, not to mention our higher selves, that part of us that is not quite in our bodies. Listening to inspiration can include any and all (and more) of these aspects of getting to know self. Self.

Here's an exercise I picked up a while ago and is particularly good for anyone who likes to journal. Simply write as many sentences as you can that start with: "I am a person who..." and see where that takes you.

Another SW concept that truly helps in this arena is choices abound. Often we find ourselves saying, "I had/have no choice." This, of course, is simply not true, and getting used to seeing the big and small choices we make all day every day will always point us to information about ourselves. When we say we had no choice but to abandon our plans and take our friend's kid to the hospital when his mom and dad were away, we see that we value friendship and compassion over whatever else was happening. When we say we had no choice but to stay home because the wife would make us pay for it later, we are seeing that we value a degree of family peace, our wives' happiness, or whatever it may be. And then, as you can see, that may just be the beginning. This inquiry can take you far into who you really are; the opportunities are endless.

So job one is knowing self. And looking through the lens of choices abound will certainly help you with that.