The Gift of Self Awareness

Day 2 - The Gift of Self Awareness

So I am still thinking about yesterday's lesson. But in the spirit of this self imposed challenge, I am going to continue moving forward.  The one thing I will say is that it is interesting to be opening up, feeling vulnerable and exposed from the cleanse and then fill that space back up with strong, confident thoughts.  Quite interesting to say the least.

So, back to the lesson for day.

Yesterday we brought a few thoughts to our conscious awareness. I believe today is about figuring out what is secretly (or not so secretly) standing in the way of having what you want and fulfilling your soul's deepest desire.

I know that these blocks, our interpretations of our past, our limiting beliefs and our undigested pain that stops us from being able to move forward with clear direction.  I think one of the tools that keeps all of this active within us is some unknown/unrealized attachment to seeing our lives in a particular  way.

So today is about starting the process of self-awarness, so we can digest and release the toxic perspective that keeps you/me/us from being able to design a future based on our souls desire.  Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad. Yikes.

The trick to doing this is to view your life as though you were watching a movie, looking at your life from the vantage point of a neutral observer in order to gain a different perspective.  Then imagine for a moment that it is your perspective that is standing in the way of your desired future. If this is true, are you willing to shift the way you see yourself, others and the world?

Ask yourself : What decisions have I made? What assumptions have I made about my life that are keeping me stuck repeating the past? What beliefs have I adopted that are draining my life force and robbing me of my desired future? And what do I actually say to myself throughout the day that keeps any negativity alive?

When we can stop doing this, stop judging ourselves, we can have a quiet/silent mind & perspective that will allow us to create unimaginable futures.

So, how do we do this/ Four simple steps.  First, in whatever way you can, review your life. Meditate, review pictures, walk through your house, whatever it takes.  Second, write a "positive movie review" of your life, all the good stuff you saw and remembered.  Third, write out the "mistakes you are still making, patterns you keep repeating and the parts you are holding on to.  Fourth, write down anything from your past that appears to be keeping you stuck or might be preventing you from having the movie/life you want.

The final thing to do is to then decide on the one action you could take today, that would bring you closer to your goal.  Then think of what thought you could think of today, that would evoke the feeling you want to experience most of the time, or in this new life you are wanting.

Hmm wow, this is getting personal isnt it? Rather than influence your own journey, I will keep my thoughts to myself in this regard, so you can focus on what is important to you. 

Today the action I will take to correct this, is to learn more about myself, who I am/who I am not, so I can see myself in a different way. I will use my Pinterest account to figure this out and make sure I remember what I am learning.  I am also going to create a section called expressions. In there, I am going to be pictures that represent the feelings I want to connect to. ie: smile - joy etc.,

Sun Tzu - Indomitable Spirit

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

The Battle is insecurity. It will keep you from overcoming challenges. If you expect to fall short, you will Character isn't about what happens to you, but how you respond to it.

The Champion has the spirit of victory in each battle.  You know that with each challenge you grow smarter, stronger, more resilient and more capable of being who you are destined to be.  

Indomitable Spirt is the courage within you that keeps you from defeat. This is the soul of Sun Tzu strategy and must also be at the core of your strategy, personally and in business. It makes or breaks you. Victory is a state of mind forgetd into every thought and experience. Indomitable means refusing  to be conquered or overcome. People with this kind of courage have had their spirits forged in adversity and through their triumps developed the mindset that victory ultimately, will always be theirs.

But, success has to be first defined on your own terms. Meeting someone else's ideas of victory will be hollow and not build your own character or strength. However sometimes success simply means surviving to fight another day. 

Sun Tzu says: "If less in numbers, be capable of defending yourself. And if in all respects unfavorable, be capable of eluding him. Hence a weak force will eventually fall captive to a strong one of it simply holds ground and conducts a desperate defense."

There is a difference between defending yourself, your business, your family etc., and desperately trying to survive. The first is the spirit refusing to be overcome and the second is a spirit of chaos and confusion that will lead to destruction.

Hmmm, is it just me  or is todays Sun Tzu tying into the Consciousness Cleanse again today? I am simply do them in the order they are presented. I wonder if this is by chance or some proven order/method that I am just becoming aware of?