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Life is a journey with many steps on
our personal path, taking us down a winding road of constant evolution.
And each day, we are provided with a myriad of opportunities that can
allow us to transform into our next best selves. One moment we are
presented with an opportunity to react differently when someone in our
life rubs us the wrong way; on another day we may find ourselves wanting
to walk away from a particular circumstance but are not sure if we can.
Eventually, we may find ourselves stuck in a rut that we can never seem
to get out of. We may even make the same choices over and over again
because we don’t know how to choose otherwise. Rather than moving us
forward, our personal paths may take us in a seemingly never-ending
circle where our actions and choices lead us nowhere. It is during these
moments that awareness can be the starting point to change.
Awareness is when we are able to
realize what we are doing. We observe ourselves, noticing our reactions,
actions, and choices — as if we were a detached viewer. Awareness is the
first step to change because we can’t make a change unless we are aware
that one needs to be made. We can then begin understanding why we are
doing what we are doing. Afterward, it becomes difficult not to change
because we are no longer asleep to the truth behind our behaviors. We
also begin to realize that, just as much as we are the root source behind
the causes for our behaviors, we also are the originator for any changes
that we want to happen.
There is a freedom that comes with
awareness. Rather than thinking that we are stuck in a repetitive cycle
where there is no escape, we begin to see that we very much play a hand
in creating our lives. Our behaviors and choices are always ours to make.
Our past and our present no longer have to dictate our future when we
choose to be aware. We are then free to move beyond our old limits, make
new choices, and take new actions. With awareness, our paths can’t help
but wind us forward in our lives while paving the way for new experiences
and new ways of being. It is through awareness that we can continue to
consciously evolve.
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