Self-Awareness and Accountability
On turning inwards
In this digital era, where feeling a sense of connection with someone is becoming a rare thing, I really enjoy and connect with the people who are on the journey of becoming self-aware. Self-Awareness is an important part of your healing journey. It is a journey of taking accountability of your pain, joy, suffering and healing. It’s a journey of realizing that it’s your responsibility to fill the voids in your heart with something beautiful which the world can’t take away from you.
How did my self-awareness journey started? I went through some drastic changes in my life in the last few years and when I felt the help I was getting from outside doesn’t seem enough, I had to turn inwards. Turning inwards means to identify what part you played in your suffering. (Here I am not talking about the pain you felt when someone very close to you passed away) Allow yourself to be angry, sad or in a victim mode for some time. Allowing yourself to have all emotions without judging yourself is also part of your healing journey. But after all of that, you need to honestly see what role you played in those times of your life. When you do that, that’s where personal growth lies. That’s what people who are on the journey of becoming self-aware and healing journey is seeking.
Becoming self-aware is like becoming your observer or a parent who loves you as you are but wants you to become better. The more aware you are of your pain, your patterns, your limiting beliefs and your traumas, the more loving and compassionate you will become towards yourself and others. The more understanding and aware you become towards yourself, the more you will understand others. There is a saying which goes, you can’t give someone what you haven’t given yourself. It’s painful and hard in the beginning before it’s gets any easy. After some time, you will feel a sense of peace and harmony in your heart. I am not saying that once you feel that it is always gonna be bed of roses. No there will be moment where it will get painful and hard again and you will feel all the work you have done has gone to waste. But this time you will know the path to reach yourself, your inner peace and your home which you are building inside you.
With self-awareness comes self-accountability. Taking accountability of things, you didn’t do right or mess up. The times you caused hurt or pain to someone. Owning your mistakes and forgiving yourself is a path to move forward. You have to make peace with your mistakes and understand you did the best you could do in that situation. The most beautiful thing is you want to learn, grow and become better version of yourself. I hope you all are doing well and thanks for being here.
Lots of love and healing,
Harneek!
This week’s recommendation:
On Envy by
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- If you are ready to emerge after a transformation period in your life and feel confused. Lisa’s words always feels like a hug to meA different type of women's day by
- A message needed on this women’s day
First, thanks for the mention, Harneek. I really appreciate. Second, thanks for these interesting insights. We have a responsibility to know ourselves to that deeper level that will foster growth. Only us can fill our voids. Life becomes better when we have this level of self-awareness that allows for both accountability and responsibility.