Introspection

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@amiablePeace77 Why do you think is introspection so important?

I think introspection is being able to monitor my thoughts before I act or speak from them. This helps me to not do harm to others with my words.

@amiablePeace77

it is a great way to evaluate where you are and how you are doing, however be cautious! It can be sticky if you feel too negative or ruminate on negative thoughts, please do take time to argue positively against that …. Use it for a positives only … remember you cannot have a positive life thinking negatively … 💕💕💕

If one didn't know this before, showing that many of our thoughts are negative, could be a surprise. If someone is thinking too many negative thoughts, perhaps this will awaken them to trying to stop thinking so negatively, for their mental and physical health.

I'm not sure about repeating thoughts.

@amiablePeace77 if no introspection, no change.

If we just keep on with the same thoughts, our behavior will be directed by our thoughts.

Everyone is here they want help something in their lives is wrong.

There is no change in behavior until thoughts have changed.

Hi, Ami, and others here including Purple Tree (Beautiful Water Lily, this is Lion Flower-- don't say my name on the forums tho, but it's me and hugging you), for me, integration and enlightenment is the goal of introspection, which I dare say, is also a mini-meditation.

You see, I don't see meditation as someone outside of me leading me somewhere. I see it as the internal being, which is connected to the Whole including the Supernatural, connecting with me. Gradually, we are integrating. Introspection, by whatever name, is valuable, no matter what thoughts come up, because by letting the thoughts come up and not try to forcefully do anything with them, we will allow them to become a part of ourselves and we will allow ourselves to integrate and gradually rise up and fly.

@amiablePeace77

“Why do you think is introspection so important?”

Unfortunately, it is my primary identity. Lord only knows what would be without it for me.

I utilize it for inspecting my life and the life around me. I am forever analyzing and maybe over analyzing everything and anything.
I don’t think I would do well without.

@amiablePeace77

“Why do you think introspection is so important?

To me, introspection is the ability to go within ourselves and try to recognize the thoughts and feelings we are experiencing without judging them but just looking. I think this is the environment that Mindfulness is supposed to create. The brain has this neurotransmitter system that is like a road, and some of us have this rocky road, and some of us have gotten to the place where we have managed to fix all the potholes and make our road smooth and easy to travel on. Sometimes these transmitters get stuck in past memories, causing the brain to get stuck in those old learned ways we developed before we even knew. Right or wrong or that we were yet unconscious. Now that we recognize those things as not being productive or no longer working for us, we have a problem getting the brain to switch out of protection mode to what is the real true reality for the here and now.

Rewiring my brain and trying to make the positive out of the negative has proven to be my lifelong journey or endeavor.

Why do you think is introspection so important?

@amiablePeace77

Self examination is a good thing, but only if it is used as a tool for improvement. It is not helpful if we constantly berate ourselves.