Self-awareness – asking yourself the tough questions

Webster’s Dictionary defines integrity as “the quality or state of being complete or undivided.”  You cannot get to a state of self-awareness unless you behave with integrity toward yourself.  So, in becoming self-aware you gain the added bonus of becoming complete or whole.  It all clearly ties together—courage to truth; truth to self-awareness; and self-awareness to wholeness.

Ultimately, the best and most effective way to get to a strong level of self-awareness is really very simple.  Just ask yourself the tough questions.  Do it constantly.  Always ask yourself why, what and where.  “Why is this happening, what brought me here, and where is it going?”  Like anything that you get comfortable doing, this process will become a habit.  Remain objective and do not judge yourself too harshly when you realize that you have not been acting with integrity toward yourself.

Just remember that you are in control of your attitude and can change your reality.  The reason for becoming self-aware is to learn and change.  Just know that it is all as it should be.  You will become self-aware at the pace that is right for you.  The answers are what they are, and you must have the courage to simply analyze, learn and grow.