In this episode, I discuss the topic of Understanding yourself. So what do I mean by understanding yourself? Well to understand yourself is to know thyself, to know who you are, and what you want to do in life. And to understand yourself I believe it is important to incorporate three sub-aspects, or themes. One is to heal yourself, the second is to find your true self, and the third is to find your purpose. I believe these three together can help you understand yourself. And I start with Heal Yourself for a reason. Let’s look into it!

Heal Yourself
If you haven't healed yourself sufficiently, then it's hard to find your true self or to find your purpose. Say, for example, you still have coping strategies that you are carrying around with you that don't serve you anymore. And maybe you even deeply identify with them. To overcome those coping mechanisms you have to heal that part of yourself. Or else you will make it really difficult to even get to finding your true self, covered beneath all that cope.

Find Your True Self
I think we go through life with a mask on, and we identify as that mask. This mask, or our ego you could say, is attached to all kinds of things. Those desires come from the fact that you need desires to survive. So it is a survival mechanism. But it’s not a mechanism that solves for happiness, peace, love, and clarity. It solves for survival. But what is something that does solve for those good things? Well, if you can find your true self, beneath that ego, then you clearly see that there always is love, happiness, and peace within you. It’s very difficult to get there though, so it helps to ask yourself some questions.

Find Your Purpose
The last theme within Understanding Yourself is how to find your purpose. Which is the place where it all comes together. To understand yourself is to know what your purpose is. Say you healed yourself and found your true self, i.e., you know what you’re good at, and know what you love doing. What next steps do you take to find your purpose and apply yourself to it?

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