This document discusses the importance of understanding oneself. It defines understanding oneself as gaining self-awareness through introspection and understanding one's emotions, desires, abilities, personality, and what gives one a sense of purpose. Understanding oneself provides benefits such as happiness, self-control, tolerance of others, and wisdom. Questions are provided to help readers gain self-knowledge, such as reflecting on one's strengths, weaknesses, passions, and dreams. Developing self-understanding is important for accepting oneself, making decisions, navigating life changes, and contributing meaningfully to the world.
This document discusses the importance of understanding oneself. It defines understanding oneself as gaining self-awareness through introspection and understanding one's emotions, desires, abilities, personality, and what gives one a sense of purpose. Understanding oneself provides benefits such as happiness, self-control, tolerance of others, and wisdom. Questions are provided to help readers gain self-knowledge, such as reflecting on one's strengths, weaknesses, passions, and dreams. Developing self-understanding is important for accepting oneself, making decisions, navigating life changes, and contributing meaningfully to the world.
This document discusses the importance of understanding oneself. It defines understanding oneself as gaining self-awareness through introspection and understanding one's emotions, desires, abilities, personality, and what gives one a sense of purpose. Understanding oneself provides benefits such as happiness, self-control, tolerance of others, and wisdom. Questions are provided to help readers gain self-knowledge, such as reflecting on one's strengths, weaknesses, passions, and dreams. Developing self-understanding is important for accepting oneself, making decisions, navigating life changes, and contributing meaningfully to the world.
This document discusses the importance of understanding oneself. It defines understanding oneself as gaining self-awareness through introspection and understanding one's emotions, desires, abilities, personality, and what gives one a sense of purpose. Understanding oneself provides benefits such as happiness, self-control, tolerance of others, and wisdom. Questions are provided to help readers gain self-knowledge, such as reflecting on one's strengths, weaknesses, passions, and dreams. Developing self-understanding is important for accepting oneself, making decisions, navigating life changes, and contributing meaningfully to the world.
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Examples of Inner qualities ll.
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SELF
TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND ONESELF WE NEED TO Qualities that form the foundation of all other ASK OURSELVES OF THE FF. QUESTIONS human qualities include: honesty, integrity, courage, self-awareness, and wholeheartedness. What is the SELF? These qualities define who we are as human beings. Who am I? Foundational Human Qualities Who is a human person? Be Honest and Have Integrity. ... Be Courageous. ... To understand oneself mean… Be Self-Aware. ... To understand oneself fully: Be Wholehearted. to understand one's own emotions, desires, abilities, etc. Are you a person with integrity? You are in charge of your thoughts and you are your Integrity is… own personality. Independence and self-awareness are also linked to 1. Doing what we say we will confidence. 2. Taking total responsibility for your actions By knowing who you are and what you stand for in 3. Taking care of yourself without depending entirely life can help to give you a strong sense of self- on others confidence. 4. Thinking about the big picture – “Is this good for In order to be yourself, you have to know yourself. other people?” 5. Respecting others The Benefits of Self-Knowledge 6. Is reflecting and admitting when they are wrong • Happiness. You will be happier when you can 7. Standing up and speaking out if something is wrong express who you are. Integrity traits, having integrity means you: • Less inner conflict. • Better decision-making. Express gratitude when other people help you • Self-control. Value honesty and openness • Resistance to social pressure. Are responsible and accountable for your actions, • Tolerance and understanding of others. good and bad • Vitality and pleasure. Respect yourself and others around you no matter where you are Knowing yourself Are reliable and trustworthy • Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom, a Help those in need without sacrificing your own phrase coined by Aristotle before centuries ago health which seems to be absolutely correct in today's Are patient and flexible, even when unexpected world too... When it comes to knowing ourselves, obstacles show up we either become too arrogant or we become extra underestimator. How self-aware are you? • Knowing yourself means respecting your strengths Good understanding of self and weaknesses Know their strengths and weaknesses • your passions and fears, Introspective and self-accepting • your desires and dreams, Open to feedback • your thoughts and feelings, • your likes and dislikes, People who are discerning are able to make keen • your tolerances and limitations. observations about things. A person with a discerning palate may be able to “Knowing others is intelligence; discern flavors that others cannot. Knowing yourself is true wisdom This ability is often associated with wisdom and Mastering others is strength; experience. Mastering yourself is true power.” - Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching
• This life is a journey that begins from the discovery
of the “SELF”. • Understanding of the “self” provides not only awareness but the ability to see what makes us happy and satisfied. • Understanding the “SELF” can be the path to which we can share more of ourselves to others. Do you have a clear sense of who you are? • Developmentally, we wrestle with “finding III. A} WHAT IS UNDERSTANDING SELF MEANS? ourselves” as teens and young adults. • Then we often revisit these questions in middle age. • It’s both normal and essential to seek self- understanding. • In order to accept ourselves and establish a sense of belonging, we need to understand who we are. • A strong sense of self helps us navigate life and brings meaning to our experiences. • Without it, we feel “lost.” lll. B} DEFINITION OF UNDERSTANDING SELF
Why do we experience a loss of identity?
• We put everyone else’s needs before our own. • When we focus on others and neglect ourselves, we fail to recognize and value ourselves and our needs. • We minimize who we are and what we need. • We’re disconnected from our thoughts and feelings. • We commonly keep ourselves so distracted and numb with alcohol, food, and electronics that we miss important information about who we are. • How often do you reach for your phone or a snack IV. THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING SELF whenever you get even slightly uncomfortable? The need of understanding the self • These things keep us from knowing ourselves • Acquire a positive sense of self and social because we don’t allow ourselves to be curious and responsibility ask ourselves how we’re really feeling. • Develop one’s potentials to enable them to live • We experience life transitions and changes in our harmoniously the context of a fast changing and roles. challenging world • Experience like a divorce, retirement, job loss, death • Participate meaningfully in all endeavors as of a loved one, or other traumatic events can also responsible members of a global taking into account result in losing our sense of self, especially the parts multi-cultural perspective associated with our roles. • Understand local and global issues and concerns • We feel ashamed and unworthy, and consequently that continue to impact their lives and the lives of bury parts of ourselves. others • We were told that we’re bad, strange, ugly, stupid, • Develop the capacity to think, reason and act legally or unworthy. We were criticized or teased. and morally and these will have a sphere of • Maybe you loved to play chess as a kid, but were influence to others told that it’s not cool to join the chess club. So, you • To behave in ways that will fulfill their needs and quit. goals in the contemporary society • Or perhaps you were shamed for your sexual • To possess personal, civil, and moral obligations, orientation and tried to deny it. not only to themselves but also to their families, • We’re told we have to fit a certain mold if we’re to nations and the globalized contemporary society. fit in. • In short, understanding the self must continue to • So, we squish our square peg selves into round expand beyond the self to a larger self. holes and try to be something we’re not. • The flow of change process must necessarily start • After years of doing this, we lose track of who we from the self and continues throughout life so that really are. the self will live and work effectively as a human • Questions to help you know yourself better because person it will help you rediscover yourself.
• Our strength can be utilized in the service of a cause
as each of us has the talent and the gift to grow and excel in areas that is uniquely ours. • Through an in-depth awareness of the “self” can be the path to which we can share more of ourselves to others. • We can be “movers” and “agents of change” but we need to start from within.
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