knowing our mindset and knowing ourselves
Daily check in March 17th to March 19th 2025
I qam so sorry for the late posting for this weeks mindfulness post I am currently in New York caring for my eldery Dad who took ill. So hard caring for a parent who is stubborn ( lol but I love him ). Onto this the post.
Knowing your mindset while knowing yourself is crucial for our personal growth and fulfilling our thoughts, feelings, values and motivation to lead a fulfilling life. There are 3 importance for knowing ourselves it is enhanced self - delvelopment , acceptance and proctivity.
How do we get to know ourselves better is to
know our personality
know our core values
know your body you live in
know the dreams you have for yourself
get to know what you like and dislike in life
Why do we struggling to know2 ourselves can be because of social media, religion, gender roles and other factors that affect our lives. this can make us not align with others.
How do you get to know yourself ?
What are ways to get into our mind to know ourself better?
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Pam, it's only natural to take care of him first, no need to apologize. Hope he gets better soon. Hugs.
How do you get to know yourself ? What are ways to get into our mind to know ourself better?
I usually reflect on situations and my responses to them. Sometimes I am not proud of how I reacted to I try to find out why I reacted in a certain way and how I can do it better the next time. Forging myself and understanding the whys is important in my opinion.
@pamharley003
I'm sorry to hear your dad isn't well. Totally right to prioritize looking after him over posting on time. Take as much time as you need. I can totally relate to the challenges of caring for a stubborn parent.
Regarding knowing oneself, I was listening to a podcast on a similar subject just today! One thing I recall was "you can't get where you want to go, until you know where you are". They were saying that if you truely know yourself, that's when you can decide who you want to be and how to achieve it.
I used to lie to myself about who I was, in order to conform to what I thought I should be. I'm trying not to do that anymore.
Best wishes to your dad.
By being alone, we can know ourselves. By meditating. By looking inside. Noticing things in new/different/intentional ways. We can know ourselves by observing our actions and thoughts, and asking and answering questions about where they came from. We can know ourselves through our art, our creativity, our choices, our decisions, our focus.