What is Self Awareness?

​Day 347 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises

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​SELF AWARENESS
 
Prayer seems like such
an outdated process,
when conceived as reciting words
to a God we don’t know.
 
Meditation seems like a bit
of a wacky process,
when conceived as sitting waiting
to discover yourself.
 
Contemplation seems like a bit
of a self-indulgent process,
when conceived as reflecting
on our life or situation.
 
But these are all 
just processes,
people trying to work out
what is going on and
what we are here for.
 
So, if these processes
don’t work for you,
create your own,
with your words and activities.
Let’s call it self-awareness.
 
Make this process your own.
Give it form and structure.
Allocate some time and
then share what you learn.
 
For the world needs
your understanding,
your compassion and your love.
It needs your process.

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​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE
1.  What is your process  of self awareness?  What do you call it? How does it work? 

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