"Depressed means you need DEEP REST from the character you've been playing in the world."
Jim Carrey

What is awareness? It is the knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. As human beings, we are able to acquire a lot of wisdom around many different topics. After all, that's how we stand out among other species on this planet. We spend our entire lives collecting information and becoming aware. Although it is obvious that our awareness, knowledge, and wisdom expand with time, experience, and education, there is a certain part of awareness that we are not specifically taught. Self-awareness.

That's not to say that we're not aware of our physical selves... of course we are!  Nor am I saying that at any particular point in your life you haven’t been made aware of self-awareness. In regular terms, we call this concept “learning who we are” or “maturation through time and experience”. But if we find ourselves in a place of deep dissatisfaction within our lives, what I think is needed is to dig deeper than the surface level. I’ve learned that one must look inward to find the answers they are looking for because everything you have truly dreamed of, wanted, or desired is already within you...it's just that there may be some blockages.

In this course, one of the things we'll focus on is an awareness of the self and the many topics that surround it. We will look at the core of who we really are and then use that information to become who we are truly meant to be.

I'll be honest, this is a rabbit hole of a topic, and I find that only the bravest souls seem to want to dive in headfirst. It's something you can take as shallow or as deep as you’d like and it's never ending. It will go on until we take our last breath on earth. Here’s the thing, in my opinion, it’s worth it. I won’t lie and say it’s all been sunshine and rainbows. It's a simple concept, but certainly not easy. It's a wide spectrum of colour, never black and white...but a million percent rewarding all the same.

Humans are extremely powerful beings. This is not common knowledge. Yes, of course, we are aware that humans are capable of great feats, but we seem to believe that it is only in rare cases. In my opinion, this is not true. Every human being is made equal, which means that we are all capable of many amazing things. There are many sides to the "modern" human being, but at the core there is the true self. (Or the higher self, whatever you want to call it.) The one who has no shame, lack, or fear. The reason I put the word modern in quotation marks is because we, as a collective, seem to think that we are at the peak of the way an individual or society should compose themselves individually and as a whole. While it may be true that we as human beings are advanced in scientific, technological, and medical advances, I believe we have forgotten the basics. Somewhere along the way in all these societal advances, we neglected what connects us to ourselves and each other. So, we’re going to do our best to rectify that…one small step at a time.

Answer these questions as honestly as possible. No one is going to read them (unless you give your permission, of course), so feel free to write down whatever comes to mind. Write as much or as little as you want but remember that you are investing in yourself and the more you invest, the more you will receive in return.

1. What do you think is happening in your life that called you to do this inner work?

2. What do you think needs to change in your life?

3. What would you like to see happen in your life? What does that version of you look like? (Physical, mental, emotional, financial, etc.)