Self-Awareness Saturday | Developing Awareness (Part 9) | Allow Yourself to Embrace Others
Last
week I went over the eighth step, take time to meditate, so this week I'm
going go over the ninth step: allow yourself to embrace others.
First, let’s talk about ego. I’m not talking about the inner rival that is responsible for our every unconscious word, thought, or action. I’m talking about the ego that convinces us to adopt false ideas and unconfirmed fears.
How many irrational fears
do you have?
How many times do you try
to convince yourself of something that isn’t true?
False realities can seem so
much prettier than the real ones; trust me I know that all too well.
You might be surprised.
We operate in a system where
we become polarized to see others as either less than or greater than
ourselves. This constant emotional roller coaster interferes with our growth
and causes us to disconnect with others.
How many times do you stop
yourself from doing something due to low self-esteem?
One important part of practicing
self-awareness is that once the ego has been revealed it is instantly weakened.
With ego in a weakened
state, one can become more open-minded to help them to start embracing the
uniqueness and diversity of others.
When we can take responsibility
for our fears that created the aforementioned you vs. them, we can more easily form
relationships and communicate without judgmental or unrealistic standards.
*Stay tuned for my next "Self-Awareness
Saturday" at 7:30pm EST over at Facebook.com/RachelFaulFitness for part 10
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