Knowing myself – Episode 177

Start where you are. When change comes, as it always does, it helps to know who you are. * Why is it important to know “who I am”? * What does it mean to know “who I am”? * How have the Steps helped me in knowing myself? (Step 4 is the obvious one, but what about the others?) * Step 1: starting to break through denial. My image of my life is not realistic. * Step 2: Starting to see that I am not the center of the universe, and that I can ask for help. * Step 3: Recognizing how much I want “my will”. Making a decision to ask for help, to follow outside direction. How hard it is! * Step 4: Looking in detail at myself, admitting my assets and my shortcomings. * Step 5: How much I really don’t want to expose my “failings”! How much I fear your judgement. * Step 6: Coming to own my inventory. Starting to recognize some of the “why” about what I do (and don’t do). * Step 7: Humility: I can be teachable. * Step 8: Recognizing the ways in which my shortcomings have caused me to harm others, whether deliberately or by oversight. * Step 9: Seeing my shame, my fear of rejection, my fear of judgement. And also my courage and honesty. * Step 10: Continuing to know myself more deeply. * Step 11: Getting in touch with my own spirit, getting “out of my head”. Who am I when I’m not “chattering” away in my mind all the time? * Step 12: Recognizing the ways in which I have awakened. Please call us at 734-707-8795 or email [email protected] with your questions or experience, strength and hope. Or just leave a comment right here. The reading in this episode is from Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön. Music from the show Jimmy Eat World: The Middle Gnarls Barkley: Crazy India.Arie: I Choose