Bewusstheit - Consciousness
Book information
- available at Blinkist
- author: Christian Bischoff
- isbn13: 9783424202342
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
- Notice
- Accept and undergo
- 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
1st pass notes
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