When we do the Examen Prayer faithfully we will awaken our self-awareness and God-awareness.
A quote from James 1: 21-25 (NAB)Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does.
With our self-awareness, we know where we stand against the standard set in the Bible (the Word of God). We will make the necessary change and we will become "doers" not just "hearer". We will achieve spiritual growth and personal development. We will find inner peace (extracted from the appended article).
Appended below is an article from "Thought for Today on April 17, 2016"A quote from James 1: 21-25 (NAB)Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does.
With our self-awareness, we know where we stand against the standard set in the Bible (the Word of God). We will make the necessary change and we will become "doers" not just "hearer". We will achieve spiritual growth and personal development. We will find inner peace (extracted from the appended article).
Awakening self-awareness
The foundation of all spiritual growth and personal development is the awakening of self-awareness. Most people however are not yet self-aware, and the majority of those, are not aware that they are not aware.
Self-awareness is easy and begins with simply taking a mental step back, and observing your thoughts, feelings, attitudes and actions. Whenever you do, you learn about your ‘self’ and the basis of personal change and growth is always learning.
Step back, what do you see, what enters your awareness? What does it tell you? What does it show you about yourself? Don’t judge it, just see it. Don’t run away from what you see just watch it. Accept it. Allow whatever is happening within your thoughts and feelings just to be. And suddenly you will find that inner peace which surpasseth all pleasure.
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