Raising awareness

I have changed tremendously over the past few months in terms of my self-awareness and understanding of issues concerning diversity. My experiences in the past few months have been crucial in my development as a counselor, and I am very grateful for this time in my life. Thanks to this class, I now have multiple tools to work with in terms of counseling diverse individuals, as listening to the discussions in class from my peers have given me new perspectives in terms of how worldviews differ person-to-person

Everyone is aware, that's no big deal. But awareness can be developed as a skill set just as talking can be developed by learning a broader vocabulary. The more you know different kinds of things to pay attention to, the more you can choose (or not) to use that information. Self Awareness is the ability to know your own emotions and recognize their influence while using guts feeling to guide decisions. It includes acknowledgement of our personality, our strong opinion and weaknesses, our likes

regards shortening of time. One has to go through the grind, through the disciple, through the ‘work’. Self-remembering of Gurdjieff As already mentioned, Self-remembering of Gurdjieff is what we have been talking about in the thesis as Awareness. According to him, ‘Self-remembering’ (or self-observation), is an artificial division of attention within oneself. A part of consciousness is weaned back, which is nothing but adopting the witnessing aspect. One part of our consciousness is engaged

The very first Buy Nothing Day was organized in Canada in 1992. This is a day that people are encouraged to purchase no goods as a way to increase awareness of excessive consumerism. Since then, an online article has urged worldwide acceptance of taking this 24-hour consumer detox. One day a year where no one purchases anything would be a good establishment because it would give consumers a well needed break, show the government/businesses how crucial consumers are, and give the world a view of life

Our FME business started off with five people and eventually grew to fifteen, which was a big change for all of us. Along with the change in numbers, we also had to execute the idea that we originally had and make it a reality. This meant deciding an organizational structure and delegating work and the only way the company would function well would be if everybody did their part properly. I got the part of CEO, which meant I had to make sure that every department was doing their part. Additionally

effects of temptations can be learned from. One willpower challenge I currently have is my poor habit of spending money due to the temptations that occurs when I’m mostly with my social peers, but through gaining self-control, a better sense of self-awareness, and motivation progresses me through this challenge. McGonigal demonstrated how we are heavily influenced by our social peers and how our temptations can be effected by each other. She stated “Self-control is influenced by social proof, making

Mindfulness is an archival instance that could be experienced, it is ‘The present moment’ but seemingly it is an experience that is avoided the most. Purposely directing the awareness from such troublesome thoughts, and towards the ‘anchor’ of the momentarily experience will reduce effects these thoughts have on our lives. We create a space of freedom where calmness and contentment can grow. Mindfulness practice for counsellors

The Conscious Good of Unconscious Evil Questioning the world as observers and contemplating what constitutes a moral code versus following the norm play a major role in self growth. The frustrating contradictions of one’s self-aware mind begin to unwind into its own understanding of what’s real and the illusion. Illusions can be underlined with beliefs, faith and perception of someone’s own experiences and mistakes. The Mistakes that are made throughout a lifetime are essential to understanding

students. I provided office hours addressing any questions or concerns they may have or just general chit chat and this was a language school and every opportunity was an opportunity to speak English. Being Present 1. When I arrived to class I expected myself and my students to be fully present. If they were experiencing joy, sadness, a burden, I would have them share with the class before continuing on. This allowed my students to be focused on the now and not on what happened or will happen. An

search for it’s evidence. Most however, do agree that consciousness must include certain aspects; specifically cognition, self-awareness, memory, and abstract thought.      Lesley J. Rogers describes consciousness as, “related to awareness, intelligence, and complex cognition, as well as language. Consciousness may be manifested in self-awareness, awareness of others, intentional behavior, including intentional communication, deception of others, and in the