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OK, this may seem super trite, but a contestant on the Bachelor (Lace Morris) decided to leave early and cited the need for self-knowledge as the reason. I hope that’s true. She was very insecure in her 3 episodes, and a little grounding would do her a world of good. If a Bachelor contestant can start down that path, I should take this as an invitation to do the same! Thank you for your photo and meditation on the topic.
I love your example so much!
I don’t know I was afraid in my 30s. I do know I didn’t stop, seek stillness, and really really look inside.
Thank goodness for aging.
I know, it’s great to have this insight now, isn’t it?
Thanks for bringing this to people’s attention. “I don’t know” was my answer to everything – okay, to almost everything – until I wrote my memoir. But once written, the “I don’t knows” began again. I guess there will always be questions and I’ll always be looking for answers. Thankfully there are people like you to remind me to look in the most obvious of places – inside myself.
SO true. Love this piece, Carol. Definitely moved me and reminded me that I have some of the answers inside myself. I really just need to consider some of the questions!
But sometimes you really don’t know!
I must say I’m one of thosoe people who oftne is afraid to look inside myself. Your post is such an encouragement to look deeper to my own truths.
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a realist as this is common practice for me. Often — too much soul searching 🙂
So simple…and still kind of scary. Thanks for giving me something to think about!
I love this, and I really do feel that if everyone in the world was willing to do this it would definitely be a better place. I’ve been doing this a lot this past year, and have come to some hard conclusions in the process. But I like myself better now, and I am starting to really feel like ‘me’.
I’ve never really thought about this before…but I totally agree! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
…or there are some like me who aren’t necessarily afraid. Maybe we just don’t know how. That’s my problem. I would take all of the help I can get on that note.
I wish they actually taught this in schools.
I started meditating and moving through my life with awareness much too late in life and wish I was even aware of it earlier.
Great article.
Hm , this made me think a bit. Depend on what it is – that we don’t know I guess… The good thing is that I think I know more now when I grew older, and Im not afraid to say so either- when someone asks. If you know you know, right:-)
I was not one to ponder, or look within. Now, especially with the death of my best friend from childhood, I’m left with a big hole. I have some time to myself later in the week and I may just look within, instead of heading to the internet. I may find a nice garden within me, needing just a few weeds pulled.
I agree completely! I can’t stand it when I ask a question and the dreaded “I dunno…” is the response. Just think. It’s not a test, just a simple question about YOU! And it’s okay, no, expected to know yourself.
Great food for thought!
Self-reflection can be scary for sure. It’s essential if we are to having any spiritual growth. I try to do it almost daily. There are times I don’t like what I see but mostly I do. And that’s not too scary at all. You always have such thought-provoking posts. Love it!
I don’t always like what I find in there but I try to look inside at least once a week. If you let it go to long all the good gets stuck. Great reminder Carol, you are beautiful inside. I hope Riley is feeling okay today.
This is spot on. The main reason why we answer I don’t know is because we are afraid to look within. It is definitely safe to look within and that’s all we need to do.
I probably give that answer too much and it’s probably because I like to deflect the conversation back to someone else, anyone else. I keep a pretty big wall up around me.
I agree that most of the answers can be found within. My daughter tends to use this phrase with me a lot, and I think it’s just deflection.
I agree completely! I’ve never thought about this before.
I haven’t really thought about this before. I am not afraid though, I think at one time I was but now I’m totally not and I’m glad. So many answers can be found within, it’s just realizing that.
I am not a fan of “I don’t know” whether it comes from someone else or from myself. I think my personality really pushes to in fact know. If I’m not certain about something than I get to work figuring out why and consider what I do know about it.
That’s a different way of thinking. I usually say it because I don’t have the answer. It’s not that deep for me. Lol 🙂
“I don’t know” is a phrase we use to escape from answering the question! I like the way you have said to look within to find the answer 🙂