Bewusstheit - Consciousness

Book information

Purpose

To listen and follow your own inner voice

Important

We determine who we are and what we feel through our own thoughts.

Long term happiness results from who/what we are instead of what we possess.

Consciousness

Ability to observe yourself, your thoughts and emotions. By watching yourself and your close surrounding.

Our Action starts with a thought followed by an emotion. (I’m not so sure about that as other sources mention that our unconscious mind already created an answer before we think consciously.)

Question

Who do you really want to be?

Question

How do you really want to be?

Connect with our gut feeling, a network of nerves around our solar plexus that is directly linked with our ancestor reptile brain. It is lightening fast and unconscious.

Magnetism

We get back the energy that we send. So our thoughts and way of behaving matter.

Important

We should understand (difficult) situations as chances to grow and learn.

Question

What is good about a situation?

Question

What can I learn from it?

Processing emotions

  1. Notice
  2. Accept and undergo
  3. Let go

Self esteem

Self esteem is a mirror for our inner voice. And this can be formed by a lot of previous situations and attributions from others. So it becomes important observe your thoughts and emotions and trace back where it is coming from.

Important

You decide by yourself if you’d like to be happy!

Question

What would someone do, who is really loving himself/herself?

Linking

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