Do you know yourself?

You must be saying, yes, of course. But do you really know yourself?

Sometimes when I’m counseling someone I want to ask them this question… I get the impression that some of them, after making so many mistakes, bad choices and decisions in life, want to bring their messy lives for us to fix it… and we may even advise them, but what good will it do to teach and guide them if at the end of the day they will be making ‘new’ wrong decisions in life?

As long as the person doesn’t know themselves well and know why they do the things they do, the person will always depend on other people to help them and yet, will not be satisfied.

To know yourself well is to understand yourself.

For example…

• Why are you so jealous of your friends?
• Why are you so afraid of displeasing others?
• Why can’t you ask anyone for help?
• Why do you get easily disappointed by people?
• Why are you so shy?
• Why is it so hard for you to forgive?
• Why can’t you keep up with your responsibilities?
• Why do you close yourself up when you are near certain people?
• Why can’t you tell the truth?
• Why do you envy others?

These are just a few examples… many people deceive themselves thinking that these behaviors are normal, that there is no problem in being this way and that’s why they collect problems that over time will transform their lives into a total mess.

Darlings, learn to know who you are and identify your weaknesses to then eliminate them at once from your life.

In faith.