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Self-Realization and Introspection is Spiritual Growth and Personal Development for the Soul
For the sake of our soul, we must become dedicated to our spiritual growth and personal development. Many of us have yet to realize our fullest creative potential. The distractions and illusion of the ego can sometimes throw us off the path of true self realization and our spiritual development.
If we truly desire to grow spiritually in a world defined by illusions of power, money, and status, then we must direct attention to the needs of our soul and the true desires of our heart. This attention and focus are acts of self-love, appreciation, and gratitude for our true and authentic self. Personal development plays a significant and transformative role in our spiritual development and leads us up the path of enlightenment to the gift of self-realization.
To truly understand the connection between spiritual growth and personal development, we must refer to an Ancient Egyptian proverb which states...Man, know thyself.
We can blame our lack of self-realization on modern conveniences such as electronic computers, television, magazines, Ipods, video games, and the internet. We can easily say we are only concerned with our physical needs and wants. However, these are easy cop-outs from facing the real truth. The real truth is that many of us are afraid of being introspective, looking inwardly. We are afraid of what we may discover about ourselves. We are afraid of the power we truly possess.
Accordingly, it is far easier to watch reality shows and criticize the lives of others than to introspectively inspect our own lives. What would happen in the way of spiritual growth and personal development for our soul if we looked inwardly? Would we discover more about our true and authentic self? Would we discover dormant gifts and talents? Could we see the infinite possibilities available to us? What could we create and manifest in our reality? Now, that would be an awesome reality show!
And just how do you become more introspective? To become more introspective, you must dedicate time to meditate and journal. When you take the time to meditate and journal you will have clear concepts about your thoughts, feelings, attitudes, actions, and beliefs. By self-examining your thoughts, feelings, attitudes, actions, and beliefs, you will be able to understand your motivations, decisions, and subconscious tendencies. With an understanding of your motivations, decisions, and subconscious tendencies, you are empowered with knowledge and wisdom that can become useful insights about changes you need to make in your life. These wonderful changes lead to true self-realization.
Often times, our vision for life and our purpose get distorted because we do not understand what motivates us and why we make the decision we make. Becoming more introspective will help by setting us on the path of enlightenment and spiritual evolution. Our personal development and spiritual development will flourish through introspection.
To grow spiritually take more time for introspection. Take time to meditate and journal. Look deeply into your life and discover what you truly desire. Give yourself an opportunity to grow by looking inwardly. By looking inwardly, we discover new things about ourselves, about our relationships, and about our lives. This discovery is the first step to true spiritual growth and personal development for the soul.
About the Author Carmellita M. Brown, a writer, artist, visionary, and entrepreneur, is the Creative Director of Blue Lotus Living, a personal development community and holistic lifestyle media and education company. She invites you to learn more about spiritual growth and personal development at Blue Lotus Living today.
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