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Know Thyself

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:37:53 +0000

What to know about knowing yourself Self-awareness is arguably among the most popularly used philosophical and psychological concepts in our daily lives. From recognising yourself as a distinct individual for the first time to reflecting on your purpose in life, everything you consider under the heading “ME” is a part of your self-awareness. Your thoughts, feelings, and actions towards yourself, others, and everything there is. What’s happening to your body? What’s going on in your […]

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Gratitude

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:25:38 +0000

…its many gifts & what it’s not Psychologists Robert A. Emmons and Cheryl A. Crumpler (2000) conceptualise gratitude as “…an emotion, a virtue, a moral sentiment, a motive, a coping response, a skill, an attitude…” which leads one to recognise the presence of goodness in her/his life; be it something done by another person or nature (or even yourself!). A widely researched concept with immense significance in positive psychology and counseling psychology, gratitude is the […]

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Forgiveness

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:22:07 +0000

to set yourself free “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Is this akin to saying humans make mistakes but the will and/ ability to forgive- that’s a department taken care of by the divine forces alone? If that’s true, then do we humans even have the gift of freedom from the shackles of pain and angst? If so, how? By aspiring to be one with the divine? Or by inflicting pain to what/ the […]

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