Self-Awareness for Everyone

Thank you is one of the most powerful phrases you can say I believe that these are the three most powerful phrases anyone can employ: ·        I am ·        I love you ·        Thank you All three are empowering. Each of them is an ultimate generator of conscious reality creation. And all three can create positivity and good feelings both for you as the speaker and those who you share them with. W...

Self-awareness is for everyone Self-awareness is available to and for everyone. This is not something reserved for the super-intelligent, uber-rich, or otherwise privileged. No matter where you come from or who you are you are capable of being aware. The truth: Everyone is perfectly imperfect While it is important to be responsible and accountable for your thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentio...

Accountability is an important aspect of self-awareness and mindfulness Taking responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, and actions matters in all you do. Modern society hates to be accountable. But damn, do they love to blame. When you are mindful, you are choosing to be aware of yourself. You are aware of what you are thinking, how you are feeling, and actions you are taking from there. When...

Thinking and feeling is only a starting point We can think and feel all day long – and go nowhere. Without taking action – thought and feeling have no power. It is this idea that, to me, explains the meaning of my favorite Yoda quote, “Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” The concept of “try” doesn’t necessarily connect to action. I can try to do virtually anything I set my mind to. But it’s m...

Gratitude is not selfish Not to put too fine a point on it, feeling grateful and expressing gratitude is not an act of selfishness. How can I express gratitude when so many people are suffering so horridly? Because feeling grateful for things in no way disempowers anyone else. All those people who are experiencing awful things and suffering do not have their lot in life made worse when you are tha...

Self-sabotaging and second-guessing are infuriating Despite the effort I have been making for over a decade to live life on my own terms, choosing my own paths – there is an ongoing challenge I can never seem to shake. I recently finished reading Gary John Bishop’s Stop Doing that Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back, and now I have a much clearer view of the how and why of my self-sa...

Selfish is a matter of intent This is selfishness: You take and take, give nothing back, and don’t give a damn who you hurt in the process. You know your action is going to cause harm - but you don’t care. You know full well that your thoughts, feelings, and resulting actions are going to be bad for others. That is what selfishness is. Selfishness comes from a lack mentality. You take what you bel...

Self-awareness and mindfulness are one Mindfulness of your own headspace will help you be better aware of the outside world and how it impacts you. Mindfulness is a matter of being aware of yourself. To put it simply, mindfulness is recognizing, acknowledging, and knowing what is inside your own head. Mindfulness is self-awareness. It is knowing what you are thinking, how you are feeling, what you...

Choosing to change No two days are ever exactly alike. I’ve come to better understand that over the years. Change, however, is the only constant in the whole Universe. I have come to realize that the best way to continuing growing, evolving, and striving to improve myself requires ongoing change. Which is a choice that I can make – or not. This quote from Socrates resonates with the why of choosin...

Are you aware of who you can and can’t please? Recognizing who you can and can’t please is a highly freeing, positive act. You may or may not be familiar with this quote attributed to both Abraham Lincoln and John Lydgate, “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” If you are a peop...

Conscious situational awareness Recently, I have been exploring practical mindfulness not to create change – but simply for situational awareness. That is in-the-now conscious awareness. True conscious awareness involves recognition of what’s going on inside of myself. Since I’m the only one inside of my head, heart, and soul, I alone can employ this. Where does mindfulness come from? Mindfulness...

Reexamining mindfulness Mindfulness is conscious awareness of not just what’s happening in the world around us – but what’s going on within us. It’s being conscious and aware – here and now – of our thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions. I’ve previously explored using mindfulness to make choices – like choosing to be positive or negative. But that’s not entirely practical, is it? The whole c...

Awareness and Living in the Now Living in the now allows us to only be focused on our immediate needs, our immediate surroundings, and ourselves. Living in the now lets us ultimately focus on pretty much anything and everything we want to. There was a conversation thread on Twitter. It was skewing negatively, and I decided to make a less negative statement. Someone replied to that – in a way that...

How does conscious reality creation work? If you are not creating your reality consciously – you are doing so subconsciously. Consciousness creates reality because our perceptions of reality are unique. It is important to accept two truths here: ·        Everybody’s perception of reality is different ·        Reality is colored by experience Why does consciousness create reality? Because in the si...

What is conscious reality creation? Reality is an illusion. “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein How can consciousness create reality? Thought, feeling, intentional action Your Subconscious is driving the bus if you are not consciously aware. A deeper look at consciousness and reality What is consciousness? It is your awareness, your senses, thoughts, an...

The act of doing the thing Actions don’t just speak louder than words – they move everything. New Year’s Eve is almost upon us. Besides various forms of celebration people participate in around the world – lots of people make New Year’s Resolutions. The trouble with resolutions is that they are often nothing but ideas. They are made with no goalpost, no plan of action – just the idea of doing that...

Seeking peace, love, and joy this time of year The ideas of peace, love, and harmony are part of awareness for everyone - and we can use them to improve ourselves and help the people we love, too. Mindfulness makes this clear. It is your conscious awareness in the here-and-now of what’s in your head. This occurs on three levels. On the surface, the easiest level to access, it’s your thoughts, feel...

What is the importance of change to awareness? The Universe is in a constant state of change – it is inevitable. You cannot stop change Nobody denies that change is scary. Humans seek comfort, be it in our homes, relationships, clothing, foods we consume, and so forth. There is a certain level of comfort in the familiar. As such, when that which we are used to changes, it can be extremely disconce...

Awareness for everyone and conscious reality creation Consciousness creates reality Reality is the world in which we live Collective consciousness and the world without “The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” - Lao Tzu Thought, feeling, action, and intention build our lives Manifestation is the product of conscious reality creation Mindfuln...

What is Fear? Fear (from Dictionary.com) 1.      noun a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real orimagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2.      something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of 3.      anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur 4.      verb to consid...

The power of saying Thank You If “I am” are the most important generators of positivity, then “thank you” are the next most important. These two words are amongst the most powerful words in all of the English language.  Expressing what you are grateful for is about as pure a positive act as you can create.  Recognizing the good things you have in your life and giving thanks for them is incredibly...

Mindfulness is the key to awareness Being mindful is not something you can do once and then neglect. It requires constant check-ins and considerations to be taken. Mindfulness is the conscious awareness of your thoughts, feelings, actions, and intention – here and now, in the present. You gain recognition of your inner mindset/headspace/psyche self, which lets you better connect your conscious min...

Why do people need to wake up? Too many people move through life with little awareness of themselves. Thus, they are – to all intents and purposes – sleepwalking. They are not mindful of their thoughts, feelings, actions, or intentions. Thus, they live subconsciously. Mindfulness and awareness Practicing mindfulness isn’t hard. And doing so keeps you awake. Mindfulness connects people to their who...

Episode 1 Season 1 - Why Awareness for Everyone? What is awareness? From Dictionary.com: the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: What is the meaning of awareness in this context? Being Aware of who, what, where, how and why you are via sensory input combined with your thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions Living in the now Being present. Being consciously awar...

Awareness for Everyone is an exploration of Conscious Reality Creation, mindfulness, and employing awareness tools for optimizing life experience This is a quick introduction to the podcast and your host, MJ Blehart - writer, blogger, editor, voice artist, and 21st century philosopher. https://mjblehart.com