We can all say that we have an idea of ‘who’ the people closest to us, or the people who we know best ‘are.’ We know the different things that make them up as people, the things that cause different reactions to come from them, and we know them well enough to make assumptions about their behaviors and patterns. If someone asked us questions about our best friend, or the person that we know the best and are closest to, we would be able to answer them confidently, because we ‘know’ them. We know that we know them because we’ve observed them and interacted with them enough, and at a level that allows us to have an idea of how they think, what their morals and values are, and all of the things that their actions are based on.
Today I thought: Do I know myself in that particular ‘way’ that I know people that I am close to? Am I able to view myself and ‘who’ I am from an outsider’s perspective, and really analyze why I do the things that I do, the way that I think, and the things that make me ‘ME?’ We do and think all of the things that we do without thinking twice, and not even analyzing the reasons why we do. What would happen if we tried to analyze ourselves from another perspective; and analyze that part of us that is different from our unconscious one? Getting to know our subconscious mind, the part of us below the surface and deep within us that influences our feelings and actions, can help us with getting to know ourselves on a deeper, more profound level.
Can you be alone with yourself for a long time in a quiet place with no distractions, and talk to yourself without actually ‘talking?’ Are your actions deliberate, purposeful and calculated? Do you examine everything around you fairly and accurately, without any clouded judgment? Do you know what things influence your thoughts, beliefs, preferences, and actions? If you answered yes to any or all of these, then you are on the wonderful path to self discovery.
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