I find this question very thought provoking and personal, a question one has to answer from self examination and I couldn't help but take up this question and also give my answer to it as it would help me evaluate more about myself. Being conscious is being aware of things happening around oneself. Living consciously is rather a bigger aspect of consciousness that requires more than being aware... Living your life and being conscious of how you live.
From My Own Understanding, What Living Consciously Means?
Living consciously is not going with the flow of how life puts me but creating the life I want for myself and making it work. It's not living life recklessly and carelessly but evaluating my failures, my fears and utilizing every chance I get to better my life.
I believe there are criteria to live consciously
- Being careful and intelligent in deliberating decisions that concern your life.
- Building powerful beliefs and getting rid of the unwanted or general beliefs of people.
- Understanding my thoughts, my emotions and how I react to situations.
How I Live Consciously?
I'm not a perfect human being, I still falter at some ways I know to about living consciously but I will share them with us so we can learn and help ourselves to grow consciously.
Time's Important - I'm Conscious Of How I Spend It
Learning to control how I use my time can be difficult sometimes but I try not pay attention to things that will add no value to my life, things that may bring self - destructing thoughts in my head. And I live consciously by paying attention to what will bring about my personal growth and make me move closer to my goals.
Self - Awareness
One who is being grateful is very much aware of what is being achieved and what's yet to be achieved. I remind myself to be grateful for everything I have, who I was, who I am now and who I'm becoming. Letting go of what needs to be gone out of my life and work towards making my present better.
Being grateful helps you take stock of the person you are now and it is a beautiful thing knowing that you have time against all odds to be where you are currently
These words from @nonsowrites made me realize that where I am now is what I'm most grateful for because I was privileged to have gone through my past and living my present.
Accepting My Truth
I have weaknesses!!! I try to remind myself of that truth and work hard to make them my strength somehow. Lying to myself about who I am will do me no good and it also means I'm choosing to live blindly. I chose to learn and accept the truth about myself by facing my weakness, my fears and becoming stronger through them.
It's best we learn to live consciously just so we don't go through a whole year and wonder what we've achieved and our reasons for achieving less or nothing.
Thanks for reading!!!
A very introspective piece. Being conscious of time and the fact that we are finite beings gives us the urgency to live life purposefully. So I agree with you, valuing your time is a potent way to say conscious (woke).
Your piece said it all and I'm glad we agree on one thing... Our time is important in living consciously
Sometimes I lose consciousness, I can't help it. Life just gets so frustrating that there's no reason to keep tabs of the things happening around you. You just want to let go and let faith take it's course.
But that is really dangerous. I always have this positivity thats it's going to get better somehow, so no matter the challenges I face, I still try to direct the path my life is supposed to follow and hope for a better turn out.
Like you said, getting rid of unnecessary distractions, negative thoughts and also learning to use your time wisely will yield good results.
Thank you for sharing dear
😂 Truth be told, we all lose consciousness at some point in our lives especially when we lose focus of what we really want in life.
But I'm glad to know that you have positivity in you and try to direct your path.
Thanks for your beautiful comment
Thank you for sharing.. this is really helpful..
A wonderful response @merit.ahama, thanks for sharing what conscious living means to you xxxx
Making most of your time is one of the important aspect of living consciously.
Your response is well crafted @merit.ahama
Thanks girl.... Our time is very important in living life consciously
Mindfulness coupled with gratitude🙏. Two hugely powerful concepts. Both should be practiced in abundance. Thank you for sharing this @merit.ahama. I came to your post via @dreemport
You're welcome to my post, I appreciate your feedback 😊
You succinctly captured what it entails to live consciously.
You take into account every tiny details of your life.
You evaluate all your activities. It's actually a good way to go.
I admire everything about the personality you portrayed here.
I came here via @dreemport
My @mmykel longest time 😃
Thanks for seeing through my post, and your comment is still amazing like always.
Where have you been? 😏
You abandoned your mmykel joor. This one here is not your mmykel. 😂
Girl, I have been around ooo. But last week was my all time low a far as engagements in here is concerned, no thanks to school resumption. I wasn't totally absent anyways.
How's it been?
Oh so sorry about the stress and all, I hope I'll still see a little of you around if not much 😌
And mind you, I can NEVER abandon my @mmykel why should I nau? 🥺
Thanks for your caring words. You'll certainly do. Ain't going nowhere without letting you know. Lol
You might have found another M without a mykel. 😂😂
Good morning.
😂 Abi o
Please where is the other M, I would feel like a big woman if I have two of @mmykel around 😌😂