In our last email, we talked about the Awareness Wheel. To recap, the Awareness Wheel is just a process that we go through each time we experience something. We are fed with sensory input or data from the surrounding, then this information is processed in our mind resulting in certain automatic thoughts that lead to associated feelings and desires, resulting in our actions or behaviors.

Most of the time, we experience this process unconsciously. Our goal is to make this a conscious process for us so that we can then recognize our thoughts, feelings and desires. In this way, we will begin to understand our own motivations and behaviors. Once we know that, we are at greater liberty to make the necessary changes in our life.

In contrast, as long as we are unconscious about this process, we will continue to become the victim of our mental habits. Without understanding how our automatic thoughts are generated and the associated feelings and desires that they brought up in us, we are likely to react to situations and people in our present default mode.

So, if we want to change our life, we must increase our own self awareness. "know thyself", said Socrates, and that is our goal here.

If you need some tools and instruments to help you achieve a higher self awareness, here is an excellent website with all the right tools for you.

Higher Awareness Programs

Go over to this site and explore. They have quite a number of good programs and tools to improve your self awareness. If you are serious about improving your life, you need to do this.

About the Author

Dr. Tim Ong is a medical doctor with keen interest in self improvement, mind science and spirituality. He is also the author of "From Fear to Love: A Spiritual Journey" - a book that explores our hidden fears and how we can overcome them. Dr. Ong shares his personal experience as well as relates stories and lessons from his patients. You can get a copy of his ebook here (with a special discount): From Fear to Love.

In this video, Willard discusses the intention behind the series "Self-Awareness 101". A great place to start for anyone new to the Self Awareness 101 series.

The people of Haiti have been suffering for almost a week now following the devastating earthquake. In a natural disaster of such nature, food, clean drinking water, clothes, shelters and medicine are urgently needed. In this poor country, rescue equipments, rescuers, doctors and volunteers are also in short supply.

As human beings, we need to reach out and lend a helping hand. Remember, we are participating in the creation of a better world for all. If we respond with indifference, we create a certain outcome and it is most likely to be undesirable. If we respond with compassion, we are creating a better outcome for all.

At the same time, we should be careful not to fall prey to scams out there purportedly collecting money for Haiti. The best thing to do is to send your contributions through reliable international rescue organizations. Go to CNN site for more info:

Know thyself
Know thy enemies
In a hundred battles
Win a hundred victories
-- Old Chinese saying

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