What is supported in the social structure is how we think and what we do – nothing about it supports knowing who we are – autonomous self direction.
Is it any wonder then that many people feel disconnected from themselves that they fight against feelings of low self esteem and that depression is the leading mental health problem?
Also, if there is no support for knowing ourselves, how are we to respond morally and ethically – the knowing that comes from knowing what we are about, that we cannot go against without going against our self?
Society creates moral and ethical rules to live by, but rules and laws are not morality, their existence only demonstrates the lack of it. Compulsion to do the "right" thing is in itself immoral.
An essential aspect of knowing who we are is being able to relate intimately with ourselves and each other. Intimate relating does occur in our society, though it is rare – often limited in scope and incidental.
None of our social institutions actively support intimate self-exploration. You can't find it in the law, religion or even the family - how could you, when knowing who and what you are is not what is wanted?
You could say, what about psychology? I would have to agree self-exploration does occur in therapy – though it is typically structured and goal directed - exploring oneself with the motive of achieving some end, biases the results – and there is little if any intimacy in therapy – vulnerability shared between parties.
Without intimacy it is impossible to mature – the wisdom that comes from being in the moment, moment by moment with ourselves.
This site is dedicated to supporting intimacy with ourselves and each other in a secure environment for the nurturing of maturity, wisdom, and awareness.
When you share what is meaningful, it resonates with what is meaningful in me. Hearing how your sharing relates in my life or the lives of others adds awareness, meaning and value to everyone participating.
Let us open a dialog in which who we are can be explored. We may not like who we are – so much more reason to look.
When we see what we are, we begin to see why we are – that none of it has anything to do with who we are. We stop trying to become and begin to be. We stop reacting – reinforcing our own self image.
Understanding ourselves is the source of all wisdom, awareness, personal value ... Awareness itself becomes the total solution.
Is it any wonder then that many people feel disconnected from themselves that they fight against feelings of low self esteem and that depression is the leading mental health problem?
Also, if there is no support for knowing ourselves, how are we to respond morally and ethically – the knowing that comes from knowing what we are about, that we cannot go against without going against our self?
Society creates moral and ethical rules to live by, but rules and laws are not morality, their existence only demonstrates the lack of it. Compulsion to do the "right" thing is in itself immoral.
An essential aspect of knowing who we are is being able to relate intimately with ourselves and each other. Intimate relating does occur in our society, though it is rare – often limited in scope and incidental.
None of our social institutions actively support intimate self-exploration. You can't find it in the law, religion or even the family - how could you, when knowing who and what you are is not what is wanted?
You could say, what about psychology? I would have to agree self-exploration does occur in therapy – though it is typically structured and goal directed - exploring oneself with the motive of achieving some end, biases the results – and there is little if any intimacy in therapy – vulnerability shared between parties.
Without intimacy it is impossible to mature – the wisdom that comes from being in the moment, moment by moment with ourselves.
This site is dedicated to supporting intimacy with ourselves and each other in a secure environment for the nurturing of maturity, wisdom, and awareness.
When you share what is meaningful, it resonates with what is meaningful in me. Hearing how your sharing relates in my life or the lives of others adds awareness, meaning and value to everyone participating.
Let us open a dialog in which who we are can be explored. We may not like who we are – so much more reason to look.
When we see what we are, we begin to see why we are – that none of it has anything to do with who we are. We stop trying to become and begin to be. We stop reacting – reinforcing our own self image.
Understanding ourselves is the source of all wisdom, awareness, personal value ... Awareness itself becomes the total solution.
