Self-Awareness is the Precursor to Self-Love

Self-awareness is everything. I think sometimes we say, “I want to gain greater self awareness,” but it often ends there. Why do we just stop exploring?

I think for a couple of reasons.

Sometimes we honestly don't know where to start with gaining more self-awareness. We go through the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives and often don't slow down to check in with ourselves.

Another reason is that we might be a little afraid to figure out what's inside of us.It’s so easy to become fearful of our deepest thoughts and feelings - so we tend to avoid them. 

I'd like to give you a few things to think about in order to start curating this idea of self-awareness. You will gain great self-awareness by committing to taking a journey inward.

What I mean by this is getting to know yourself better than you've ever known yourself before. This means being aware of the situations that you find yourself in and noticing how you respond to them. And, this is just one example.  

The next thing that will come up is discomfort. With growth there will always be discomfort. Facing discomfort (which is just a feeling that can't hurt you anyway) is going to be how your journey of self-awareness starts to deepen even further.

There could be some time between the start of your journey going inward, sitting with the discomfort, and then finally allowing for that journey outward. For each person, it will be different. How do you choose to show up in the world?

With self-awareness, we can be deliberate about what we want to change, OR, we may decide that we're fine just where we are right here and now. 

Self-awareness is the precursor to finding self-love… so I am preparing you NOW because in the coming weeks we are going to take a journey toward unconditional self love. Are you ready?  Let’s start to become aware. Is there anything this year that you have become AWARE of, that you didn’t recognize in yourself before?

I want to share one of my favorite quotes by the famous psychotherapist Dr. Carl Jung. He said, “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

Sending you big love, my friends.