Important Lessons I’ve Learned So Far 1. The more we know about ourselves‚ the more power we have to behave better. Humility is underrated. We each have an infinite capacity for self-deception — countless unconscious ways we protect ourselves from pain‚ uncertainty‚ and responsibility — often at the expense of others and of ourselves. Endless introspection can turn into self-indulgence‚ but deepening self-awareness is essential to freeing ourselves from our reactive‚ habitual behaviors. (Self love is key)
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Compassion requires introspection‚ consideration and awareness. Many times suffering is often diminished‚ concealed‚ or even refused but the capability to identify suffering is critical to living in a compassionate way. If we practice it‚ we teach ourselves to become more aware of not only our own experiences but to also be sensitive to the circumstances of others while continuing to observe any suffering that is currently present. It is only then where we can see past the suffering to begin a healing
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self-awareness - the ability to form an abstract representation of self through language. Self-awareness makes humans aware of the inevitability of death and creates existential terror. Terror management theory suggests that we attempt to assure ourselves that we have value in our society and the resulting self-esteem acts as a buffer against the anxiety of our demise;
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in the race of life and also failed to succeed in their lives. Therefore‚ since many of us could only achieve our success by exhausting ourselves‚ the marginal value of our work gradually diminishes as we grow older. In order to sustain our capability in work‚ we need to find means to make good use of our leisure time as it is essential for us to replenish ourselves. Some of the activities include reading‚ sleeping and doing physical activities. First and foremost‚ when I am free during weekends
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if we argue otherwise‚ we are only deceiving ourselves further. Society is an interlocked community; we all affect each other in some way. In turn‚ we are all affected by deception. ‘Deceit builds a web of lies that inevitably brings upon its own demise’ is a prominent theme found amongst our society. Deception is only a mouse’s trap we set‚ in which we eventually catch ourselves‚ in some form. Our downfall derives from our deceit‚ which we push ourselves closer to with every lie. Society serves deceit
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self-observation and evaluation and observations and evaluations of others - Basis of self-esteem; resist inconsistent or threatening information; prefer validating‚ affirming information Looking-glass self: other people serve as a mirror in which we see ourselves. Introspection - Affective forecasting: People have difficulty projecting forward and predicting how they would frrl in response to future emotional events. The Culture Cycle -Two ways to be a self: Independent & interdependent Information
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impact. There are moments where it’s hard to distinguish. It doesn’t seem like there is a clear line distinguishing the differences…at least to some. It’s our responsibility to make the best decisions possible for ourselves. Nobody is going to know what’s best for us than ourselves. In the movie Supersize me it goes to prove that the food industry is not going to make the decisions that are in our best interest. McDonalds in my eyes is one of those companies that is seems to be more interested
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also be broken and destroyed by lack of trust. Trust in others depends on how much we trust ourselves. If we can’t trust ourselves‚ we’ll have a hard time trusting others. This personal incongruence is often the source of our suspicions about others. We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior. This is why‚ one of the fastest ways to restore trust is to make and keep commitments to ourselves and to others. Trust affects two outcomes – speed and cost. When trust goes down‚ speed
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must forgive others who wrong us‚ just as our Father has forgiven us. But sometimes forgiveness isn’t easy. Betrayal and abuse can hurt (both emotionally and physically)‚ which can cause us to struggle with true forgiveness. In fact‚ we can sometimes hurt ourselves worse by not forgiving the offender in our life‚ as opposed to simply forgiving them and moving on. What complicates this even more is questions like: What is forgiveness? Do we have to forgive those who never apologize? Do things have to return
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Many times we wonder why we really exist. Many times we search high and low to find answers. Many times we doubt who we are. Many times we try to compare ourselves even with lifeless things. Many times we take things hard because of the circumstances around us. Many times we ask questions we are unable to answer. Many times we wish we never existed because we don’t know why we really exist. Many times we change who we are to be someone we were never to be. Many times we had made mistakes
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