1. Self-awareness is a gradual and incremental process that calls for patience and determination not to give up.
2. This attitude will help you to come to terms with your essential humanity - your vulnerability as well as your zest for life.
3. It will give you that sense of humble and graceful acceptance of life which is the first step to change and to opening up new vistas in your life.
4. Self-awareness helps you to come to terms with yourself and to begin where you are at the present moment.
5. You notice biases, prejudices and perspectives which have become ingrained in you almost unconsciously, and instead of feeling inferior or superior, you learn to accept yourself gracefully as you are, neither picking on yourself nor do you offer excuses and alibis for your shortcomings.
6. By accepting our essential humanity and by owning up responsibility for ourselves, we provide a sound base for building a healthy self-image and an internalized set of valueswhich are the cornerstone of integrity.
7. When we are wide awake to our talent, our temperament and our potential, it is difficult to settle for mediocrity and awaken to the possibilities of personal growth, and this motivates us to set our sights higher and to put in the effort required for achievement.
8. Introspection alerts us to the trap of comparing ourselves with others and feeling unhappy, as we are in a much better frame of mind to count our blessings and build on them by coming to terms with ourselves.
9. Calm acceptance of reality, however fearsome, helps us to address problems with composure and set things right through a conscious commitment to change.
10. As we develop an inner understanding, we are less and less dependent on external factors like praise or recognition or acknowledgement from others, and humbly accept responsibility for a job well done as much as for a mistake, which we don't blame on the environment around us.
11. We have our own anchor in our inner journey of self-discovery, which gives us the humility to ask others for their views and perceptions about us, as an input in our self-evaluation and future plans.
12. When we pay attention to ourselves, we realize that others are like us too - imbued with goodness, initiative, independence, freedom of choice, etc. - which brings home the realization that relating is possible through empathy, synergy and shared goals, and we learn to see each other as an opportunity for learning, togetherness and synergy through mutual understanding.
13. When action follows awareness, the process of change gets reinforced, and then practice helps us to establish mastery over our responses in various situations.
2. This attitude will help you to come to terms with your essential humanity - your vulnerability as well as your zest for life.
3. It will give you that sense of humble and graceful acceptance of life which is the first step to change and to opening up new vistas in your life.
4. Self-awareness helps you to come to terms with yourself and to begin where you are at the present moment.
5. You notice biases, prejudices and perspectives which have become ingrained in you almost unconsciously, and instead of feeling inferior or superior, you learn to accept yourself gracefully as you are, neither picking on yourself nor do you offer excuses and alibis for your shortcomings.
6. By accepting our essential humanity and by owning up responsibility for ourselves, we provide a sound base for building a healthy self-image and an internalized set of valueswhich are the cornerstone of integrity.
7. When we are wide awake to our talent, our temperament and our potential, it is difficult to settle for mediocrity and awaken to the possibilities of personal growth, and this motivates us to set our sights higher and to put in the effort required for achievement.
8. Introspection alerts us to the trap of comparing ourselves with others and feeling unhappy, as we are in a much better frame of mind to count our blessings and build on them by coming to terms with ourselves.
9. Calm acceptance of reality, however fearsome, helps us to address problems with composure and set things right through a conscious commitment to change.
10. As we develop an inner understanding, we are less and less dependent on external factors like praise or recognition or acknowledgement from others, and humbly accept responsibility for a job well done as much as for a mistake, which we don't blame on the environment around us.
11. We have our own anchor in our inner journey of self-discovery, which gives us the humility to ask others for their views and perceptions about us, as an input in our self-evaluation and future plans.
12. When we pay attention to ourselves, we realize that others are like us too - imbued with goodness, initiative, independence, freedom of choice, etc. - which brings home the realization that relating is possible through empathy, synergy and shared goals, and we learn to see each other as an opportunity for learning, togetherness and synergy through mutual understanding.
13. When action follows awareness, the process of change gets reinforced, and then practice helps us to establish mastery over our responses in various situations.