Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4 Issue - 4, 1 October 2019

The next reason why self-awareness is so difficult is literally that it’s programmed into us to do most things on autopilot. According to this “Psychology Today article” we operate on autopilot around 50% of the time. Can you imagine how difficult life would be if you had to remember to breathe, scratch your head, walk, blink, drive your car, use your phone, speak, and so forth? Most of what we do is on autopilot for a good reason: it’s a much more efficient way to live! We have evolved to become terrifically time and energy efficient creatures. In order to preserve energy and survive, we need to learn how to do things quickly. Unfortunately, that means that a large percentage of our lives can be lived in robot-mode. Therefore, self-awareness is so difficult because our biological programming makes it hard for us to be mindful. So why, you may wonder, should we even bother to develop self-awareness if our psychology and biology seem to be working against us? The answer is that fortunately, we are so much more than our minds and bodies – we also possess a heart and soul – and it is the emotional and transpersonal elements of our being that drives us towards self-awareness. Not only that but becoming self-aware literally transforms every aspect of our lives for the better. We’ll explore that next. Benefits of Self-Awareness Developing self-awareness is one of the best paths you can ever take in this life. Here are some of the many benefits of self-awareness out there: • You become more authentic and empowered to be yourself • You develop a stronger connection with your intuition and inner wisdom • Your relationships become more loving and peaceful • You are more likely to discover your life purpose • You’re able to overcome addictions more easily • You become more self-supportive (rather than self-sabotaging) • You feel more confident in social situations • You’re able to change negative habits and mindsets • You’re able to take care of your health much more effectively • You live a more fulfilling life (that is based on your values, not others) • You feel more connected to your Soul • You feel more connected with existence

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