31. Self Awareness.

 
 

This week the topic is Self Awareness.
What does it mean to be self-aware? Why does it seem like so few people are?
Are there benefits to cultivating it? And would you begin?

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.”
― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times