How self aware are you? Can you recognise your strengths and weaknesses? What would you like to change about yourself if necessary? Do you recognise your traits in others and how do you respond to them as such?

It is a constant thing that changes daily but improving oneself is critical so i try and listen and be honest with myself. Long term i have learned that to achieve my goals in life i have to do this

I think I am pretty self aware of my weaknesses more than my strengths especially lately.
I wish I was more assertive at times and spoke up more...I am trying to recognise that and work on it. I am a bit on the shy side - that is some times one of my downfalls as well.

JDInteractive said:

i respond to friendliness in others i see in myself.but that said..i think im too nice at times i let others impose when i know i shouldnt.dunno if thats the kind of reply your looking for.but thats the best i could come up with at the mo.

mdiver said:

me being the epitome of shyness, I'm in a constant struggle to get myself out of the comfort zone and into the learning zone.

Having someone who can support you and that you feel comfortable around to be yourself, your real self, helps a lot.

We all have our insecurities, they're little lies preventing us from being ourselves.

strengths: accounts

weakness: asthma

JDInteractive said:

if I'm honest with myself, no... that's all something I'm learning slowly but surely

All I know is, is that happiness is a decision. Not a quest or destination.

I am aware of how I feel. When I feel different than normal (calm and happy), I tend to look at the first thing that comes to mind when that feeling comes back. That is the issue at hand that I have to tackle.

Works for me!

Something that I learned a long time ago is that you have to check yourself and your own stuff.

I blog on myspace about myself all the time. Any self discovery, good or bad, I think is a positive thing to share with others.

You can only get better when you are honest with yourself and don't believe your stuff doesn't stink somedays.


I'm very aware of Rhonda!!

JDInteractive said:

I try to be very self aware without becomming consumed with it. It's always been about balance for me. Yes I do recognise my strengths and weaknesses. I would like to slowly begin to change the amount of time and energy I put forth as a caregiver into a more balanced area of giving to myself as well. Yes I see traits of self in others, both positive and negitive.

I don't know. I used to think I was pretty self-aware. I think I really was.

Then life got hard, and I think I stopped looking.

Right now, I'd give a lot for a front-row seat at my own life. I feel like I'm squinting at it from the upper balcony.

Is there such a thing as being too self conscious do you think?

JDInteractive said:

I think one can become over consumed with self, yes - out of balance that is

It's a life-long process of discovery...

I can be strong and positive for other people and weak and negative for myself. I over re act and over think things which eventually gets me into trouble. I am aware that no matter how much I give of myself I expect way to much from others.....I am starting to hate everything and everyone, that about covers it

I'm consistently on point for those around me but I have nothing left for myself anymore...my self awareness is in the toilet it doesn't register anymore.

billyjackbitch:

Hot.

JDInteractive said:

From an all-encompassing perspective, probably way, way less than I think I am.


More than I should, probably. That being said, I think that most of my strengths are things I 'portray' as strengths, or 'strengths' in the making. My weaknesses, on the other hand, are a list I could read until time ran out and still not have gotten halfway through. .


Right now, though I have the ability to see both sides of most situations (so strongly that it's very hard placing an 'opinion' on most things), I have a really hard time with people. Just people. In general. They piss me off. And I know there has got to be a reason for this, somewhere deep, that I'm completely unaware of. Maybe even a self-hatred, as many a shrink would love to blindly spout. There are so many primitive people on this planet procreating more and more of their kind: eyes closed to the pain and suffering around them. They feel no personal responsibility for their own kin, let alone people they don't know. Especially people that don't look like them. I know this is vague, but nobody's reading it anyway, so I can say whatever I want. Hitler Guacamole Unicycle Sex.

I know that becoming a better person means dropping the loathing of these folks, and just accepting it for what it is (eventually, feeling compassion for them)--otherwise, it'll manifest into mental or physical cancer, and well, that'll corrupt whatever I accomplish.


When I meet people like me, it's so rare that I cling to them like barnacles. They're usually of the same mindset, thankfully. Then again, I might be viewing myself in such a skewed light that I meet my own 'kind' every day, without acknowledging so.

However, this also depends on how you define 'kinds' of people. To me, I interpreted it as how we view our life's objectives, as well as our priorities.

INSATIABLE said:

INSATIABLE said:

I hear ya, girl.

JDInteractive said:

there is a very thin line between self-conciousness and arrogance, yes.

evenstar said:

Proof that God smokes weed.

INSATIABLE said:

He made Letterman to make up for it ...

One4All4Ever said:

I think you're thinking he means self-confidence?

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Well, there's definitely a fine line between self-awareness and self-absorption, which in itself can be considered arrogant. I know firsthand.

INSATIABLE said:

Christopher said:

Psycho.









Your weave looks better on me anyway.

INSATIABLE said:

Christopher said:

This thing came apart.
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INSATIABLE said:

walter wants to know why you dont answer his eharmony orgnotes anymore? he thought yall had something!