Being Aware is the First Step | by Madisyn Taylor Life is a journey comprised of many steps on our personal path that takes us down a winding road of constant evolution. And each day, we are provided with a myriad of opportunities that can allow us to transform into our next best selves. One moment we are presented with an opportunity to react differently when yet another someone in our life rubs us the wrong way; on another day we may find ourselves wanting to walk away from a particular circumstance but are not sure if we can. Eventually, we may find ourselves stuck in a rut that we can never seem to get out of. We may even make the same choices over and over again because we don't know how to choose otherwise. Rather than moving us forward, our personal paths may take us in a seemingly never-ending circle where our actions and choices lead us nowhere but to where we've already been. It is during these moments that awareness can be the first step to change. Awareness is when we are able to realize what we are doing. We observe ourselves, noticing our reactions, actions, and choices as if we were a detached viewer. Awareness is the first step to change because we can't make a change unless we are aware that one needs to be made in the first place. We can then begin understanding why we are doing what we are doing. Afterward, it becomes difficult not to change because we are no longer asleep to the truth behind our behaviors. We also begin to realize that, just as much as we are the root source behind the causes for our behaviors, we are also the originator for any changes that we want to happen. There is a freedom that comes with awareness. Rather than thinking that we are stuck in a repetitive cycle where there is no escape, we begin to see that we very much play a hand in creating our lives. Whether we are aware of them or not, our behaviors and choices are always ours to make. Our past and our present no longer have to dictate our future when we choose to be aware. We are then free to move beyond our old limits, make new choices, and take new actions. With awareness, our paths can't help but wind us forward in our lives while paving the way for new experiences and new ways of being. It is through awareness that we can continue to consciously evolve. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Wendyne Limber The harsh reality is seventy-eight people may die today from opioid overdose, and another 20 million are experiencing a substance use disorder. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States--and every day, some 6,300 people seek addiction treatment. Yearly, as many as 2 to 3 million people are admitted to treatment facilities for alcohol and drug abuse AND the majority of people in formal treatment centers suffer relapse over and over again. Some of these are our children or a family member we love. It's time to help...to do something different--to know something different--to utilize authentic evidence-based science, medicine, transpersonal psychology, birth psychology, child development, spirituality and consciousness to address the factors that set a person up to become a drug addict or alcoholic. This course is for anyone who is ready to know how parents unconsciously set up a child or significant other for the insanity of addiction, enabling and co-dependency. Using deep sarcasm to exaggerate some major points and behaviors--this important course gives students an opportunity to contemplate what not to do and always ends with a healing teaching for reversing any behavior that sabotages recovery. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Be Abtastic in 7 Days 2. Re-Parent Your Inner Child 3. Go Sleeveless in 14 Days 4. Dancer's Legs in 14 Days 5. Fit and Fierce Over 40 6. 21 Day Plant-Based Plan for a Lighter, Happier YOU! 7. The Skinny Thinking Thought Diet 8. Overcoming Toxic Emotions 9. Be Free from Unhealthy Relationships 10. From Codependent to Independent
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