“ He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is Enlightened.” -Tao Te Ching.

Self-discovery journey is the process of gaining deeper insight into one’s self, one’s values, beliefs, and strength. You develop a clearer understanding of your identity, purpose and what you want in life.

This clarity can help you make better decisions in your personal and professional life. You learn to accept yourself fully, and build self- esteem and confidence.

Self-discovery enables you to live a more authentic and purposeful life. By aligning your choices with your true self, you experience a deeper sense of happiness, fulfillment, and overall well-being. You can come out of limiting beliefs.

While it can be challenging to take the time to reflect on your personality traits and feelings, self-discovery can take an ongoing process.

Let’s find out how we can begin our self-discovery journey.

Understanding the Nature of Modern Life

In modern life, we pursue extremely high standards. Sometimes, we humans expect ourselves and others to live to these high standards.

We are often caught up with how society sees us and if we are successful people. We try to categorize ourselves by who we are from a social standpoint, the lifestyle we project.

We are often caught up with wants, desires, greed and trying to be someone. The stress we are dealing with on a daily basis can be overwhelming.

Stay Away From Criticism

The easiest way to find yourself is by accepting who you are and learning to stay away from self criticism. And learn to practice self-compassion and self-acceptance.

In today’s society expects you to move beyond your abilities. They criticize you if you don’t meet their expectations and goals. If you meet the goals, they will set the goals even higher for you.

“They think that it is important to achieve in life. “It’s called the pursuit of excellence.” These higher expectations in life can cause you stress and health problems”.

“ Your awareness is there to remind you to stay away from self-criticism. We can not be perfect. Lacking self-love comes from punishing ourselves, not good enough”.

Allow yourself to make mistakes. Try not to define yourself as something that happened in the past. Letting go is self-love. The only thing you own is the present.

Accepting Ourselves As We Are …and Setting Ourselves Free

Instead of asking too much of yourself, such as all the positions in life that you are holding on to, and pursuing material desires that you want in life, you don’t have to be successful to feel free.

There is nothing wrong with setting reasonable goals. You don’t have to be the smartest in the classroom, or at work.

You don’t have to be the best-looking person to present yourself. Just be yourself; you don’t need all the decoration to present to others to get attention and love.

You don’t need to prove yourself to anyone. We can not be perfect in every aspect of life. You are good enough as you are. Let go of self-criticisms toward yourself.

“I don’t have self-esteem. I am not attractive, I am not good at what I do”… if you lock into that, then there is no freedom.

If you let go of all these judgments, then you are free. You can be whoever you want to be. You can do whatever you want, then you are free. Free to enjoy whatever life brings you. In the present monument.

You are good enough as you are

How to Build A Connection With Yourself

When your mind becomes quieter, you can start different ways of thinking, build your goals and happiness.

Building a connection with yourself requires intentional self-reflection and mindfulness.

Take time to understand your values, beliefs, and emotions. Practice self-care, set boundaries, and engage in activities that bring you joy. Listen to your inner voice, be kind to yourself, and cultivate a sense of self-awareness and self-love.

Once you find true yourself, you are not influenced by someone who gives your own life directions if you don’t agree.

You pursue what feels right for you. As you develop, your own insight and self-awareness will guide you to make authentic choices, and decisions and see clarity in life.

You don’t get caught up by what other people think of you, because the confidence you build gives you the ability to focus on your inner self, not the outer world.

How to Begin Your Self-Discovery Journey

Opening up to accepting yourself as you are is the first step, being yourself without expecting other people’s validation or acceptance of who you are is the next step.

Just be authentically yourself. We often try to please others to gain validation, acceptance and love. Over time, this can turn into self-sabotage behavior, hurting our own feelings.

You know how to say no to others instead of yes all the time. Because your inner intelligence guides you. You gain a clear vision in life.

Accepting and Admitting Our Pain

When people don’t realize they have problems or hidden pain, they are resistant. Is it easier to stay in a comfort zone of addiction, and let our ego take over and ‘always be right’.

Most of the time we don’t realize we have something painful that is driving our behavior until we experience larger problems in life.

Of course, being sick and living with pain is part of life. We all experience it in some way at some stage. When you begin to accept painful feelings as part of life, you don’t stigmatize yourself as being something wrong with you. It is a normal part of being human.

Finding Self-Love is Self-Discovery

Self love is self discovery.

But once you find self-love, and be kind to yourself, you don’t have to try to please others; you are automatically pleased with others.

Solitude allows for self- reflection, deepens self-awareness and prompts clarity of thoughts. Separating yourself from other people from time to time so that you have a better chance to reflect on yourself.

You reduce stress, cultivate inner peace, strengthen resilience and provide a space for personal growth and reconnecting with yourself.

You begin to build insight, a deeper connection to yourself, build confidence, be happier, and feel freer.

You also have a choice to be in the moment where you are now at any given moment. This is the best place to be by incorporating mindfulness into where you are now.

Spending quality time with yourself in solitude is one of the ways to connect with your own deeper self. It could be through sitting meditation, spending time in nature by being mindful without much thought or nature wandering meditation.

Go to see a movie by yourself, go to your favorite restaurant and have a favorite meal with favorite beverages.

Having positive thoughts and Giving gratitude towards life is self-love.

How to Begin Finding Self-discovery?

Try things out you always wanted but were afraid of how other people might judge you.

Such as wearing special outfits to wear. Express yourself freely.

You are tired of putting other people first, whether it is your family or work. Instead, put yourself first, take care of your needs and look after others. That is part of self-love.

When you learn to love yourself fully and have deeper connections, You can truly understand others and can care for them.

Learning to accept yourself fully opens up to a whole different dimension of life.

Gradually you will learn to make good decisions and see life more clearly.

Empowerment happens when you are kind to yourself and to others. When you balance your life and align with yourself, empowerment happens.

Mindfulness and self-awareness comes into play. When you are content with yourself, you can be content with anyone. Being content with yourself is self love.

Remember that self-discovery is a continuous journey and ongoing process that leads you to a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Embrace the process with an open mind and heart, and allow yourself to uncover the transformative advantages it brings to your life.