Hey friends
Following on from the little look at PERSONALITY and how come we are the way we are based on our traits and personas, I want to include a little piece here that looks into some SELF-AWARENESS observations and parts of that query that define, develop and further our understanding of how come we are the way we are
WHY ARE WE ALL SO DIFFERENT? THE PERSONALITY TEST. HAVE A LISTEN…..
WE ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT and isn’t that GREAT!
But often, there are so many parts of ourselves that we simply don’t like, whether that’s appearance, attitude, mindsets, blocks, demonstrations of how we show up in the world, endeavors and pursuits we action that aren’t genuine representations of truly how we are or what we want, things that harm our selves, things that are self-destructive, self-sabotaging, self-abusive, lower versions of ourSELVES that we wish we could break away from but don’t know how…….
NOONE IS PERFECT, yet the whole point of observing the SELF and who we are to become is one of the most fundamental reasons as to why we’re here. A part of our evolutionary story if you will…..
DON’T STRIVE FOR PERFECTIONISM – IT WILL DESTROY YOU! STRIVE FOR ACCEPTANCE!
I will give you an example of a shift I have gone through in my life based on my self-observations and breaking away limits to become who I wanted and was put here to become
When I was 17, I decided to leave school and move South to college to study art and performing arts. Everyone asked ‘Why would you do that? What on earth is the point?’ – Artists don’t earn money. Only actors make money in Hollywood. This is a waste of time and potential, Kathryn
But I went, however I always had the voices in the back of my head telling me over and over, ‘what’s the point?’ – ‘Do something with more purpose. Go study science and become a Doctor. Go study Law and become a Lawyer’ which to me translated to ‘YOU’RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH’
This was back in the late 90’s where everyone had this prestigious notion that the way forwards was only obtainable through high ed fields and professions or at least that was my experience of it all
So I ended up flopping through studies. No direction. No encouragement. What really was the point? To later end up moving to Spain, discovering an ability in languages (after being told I would never achieve the ability to speak other languages) and finding a path somehow in that
Career wise I just sort of ‘fell into things’. Structure, belief, determination through clear vision was never an option for me. That wasn’t how life was supposed to unfold for me so for the most part, I grew up feeling like a bit of a failure. A fart in the wind. While all my friends became Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, I was just sort of floating about……
I started a Business with my husband, who much unlike me is a far more structured, determined person so I sort of followed him and discovered that actually, I am really good at working with people, so I started developing skills in HR. Making sure everyone was ok, offering insights and perspectives, which I could because I was never limited to being stuck in a 1 dimensional box. This actually became one of my strengths and I started to notice that because I hadn’t gone through life in this linear fashion like everyone else, I was far more able to offer them something that they themselves struggled with
PERSPECTIVE
So I moved into studying philosophy and psychology because I knew that I had the understanding to look at things from different angles and put those findings into ways to seek solutions. I could observe human behavior in ways that most didn’t have time to or option to. I could offer advice, perspectives and insights in a creative and empathic way BECAUSE I had the life experience that I had
Then at 40, when I started working in schools with children that needed support, I fell into the realms of ART THERAPY. Using art as a creative tool to help people understand their emotions and the world around them. Using role play as a way to self-assess and develop by speaking about their thoughts and feelings
I had become the person I initially started out trying to become. I was using art and performing art as a way to get people to understand WHO THEY ARE in ways that normal, systemic mainstream environments didn’t allow for BECAUSE of the life I had
So it all came 360. It all joined back together. I realised the purpose of WHO I AM was always to be artistic, creative, intuitive, empathic and insightful BUT because of the voices I always had in my head telling me NO or putting me down, it took 20 years of self- doubt, confusion, lack of faith, a little bit of self-hatred to get to the place where I am now where actually, I have shifted all of that to SELF-BELIEF, ACCEPTANCE, FAITH AND SELF-LOVE and all because I stood true to my values and followed my own path…….
AND YOU CAN TOO!
So, here are some questions for you to ponder and I hope you will write them down and answer them with honesty, integrity and give yourself permission to be as truthful as you can be for yourself so that if there is something on there that is a negative response, you can look at then how you can turn it into something positive
This is how we shift and evolve. You have to see the things you don’t like so you can turn them into the things you LOVE
SELF-AWARENESS AND PERSONALITY TEST Q+A
Grab a pen and paper and spend some time really being honest with yourself here:
💡 Describe yourself in three words
💡 Ask yourself if your personality has changed since childhood
💡 Is your personality like either or your parents?
💡 What qualities do you most admire in yourself?
💡 What is your biggest weakness?
💡 What is your biggest strength
💡 What things scare you?
💡 Do you make decisions intuitively or logically?
💡 How would you complete the question ‘What if?’
NURTURE THAT NATURE – BE THE ACORN
Me and my life long bestie – I am me, She is she!
I hope this has helped all! However you are, show up as the AUTHENTIC version of YOU!
HUMANOLOGY 