Transformation begins when the need for an improvement is first recognized.
Let that sink in for a moment. How often do we tell ourselves, or even... how often does SOMEONE ELSE TELL US that something we do is wrong?! We can approach this situation in a number of ways: Become defensive and angry; denial (I prefer to use the term 'precontemplative'); accepting the feedback or realization as a part of us (i.e. "That's just me, deal with it"); or we can acknowledge the feedback and determine to make a change. I speak so often about increasing personal awareness for a reason. If I do something wrong and have no idea I'm in error, I will likely never change. If I am mistaken and have the insight to be able to work on it, the potential for improvement is limitless.
Always remember that there is room for progress. We are never 'there' and we should not expect to be. No perfection can be realized in this lifetime. I look at the desire one might have for continual progress as a perfect balance between humility and the motivation for greatness.
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This is SO profound. Will you be my therapist?? :)
Maybe now you should do a post on how to get from the awareness of things that need to change or that you would like to change to actually creating that change. That's where I, and many people seem to get stuck.
Thanks for the comment. The heart of our spiritually based program is that necessary leap after raising the awareness that something IS impeding our ultimate success and happiness. There exists so much distraction in this world, and one of our first steps is eliminating the clutter that takes up space in our minds and throughout our lives.
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