Knowing Who You Are

'Self-Awareness' is a crucial step of inner development. When we are walking a journey of inner healing, it's essential to pay close attention to our own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Self-awareness helps us understand ourselves accurately and genuinely, and control our emotions and behaviors. Self-awareness doesn't mean self-criticism, but it means I know what I did wrong, I found out why I did that, and I guided myself so I wouldn't make the same mistake again.

Self-awareness means being gentle and thoughtful to our own-selves, guiding our inner child towards a healthy healing process. It means celebrating every small accomplishment, and letting us feel and rest when we need to. From my personal experience, I didn't know about these official terms of inner healing, but I have learned how to do it on my own.

When I feel tired or emotional, I let myself rest. I take a moment and sit with myself until I feel better again. Whenever I do something that doesn't align with who I am and who I want to be, I remind myself gently, "You are better than this thought." When I feel like I haven't accomplished much in a day, I look at what I did, tell myself it was enough for the day, and prepare for the next day, determined to do better.

Self-awareness is something we all need to learn because this is something that helps us be ourselves, understand our core values, and make authentic decisions in life.

Discussion prompt: How do you act with self-awareness in a difficult moment? How did it help you to be the better version of yourself?