Self-Awareness for Everyone
Applied Guidance for Mindfulness
Meet Your Host
I am MJ Blehart - a dreamer, philosopher, geek, writer, editor, amateur photographer, and medieval fencer/herald/
re-enactor. I’ve been writing fiction since I was 9 and have been blogging regularly for more than 10 years.
I believe that Consciousness Creates Reality. Thus, I’m certain that we have the power to make our lives into whatever we believe we can. And that begins with self-awareness.
I have the pleasure of serving as your guide through easy-to-use mindfulness tools, conscious reality creation, and other devices for unselfish self-awareness.
Currently, I live in New Jersey (near Philadelphia) with my wife and two feline overlords (cats).
S4 Ep20: Why is it Healthy and Empowering to Admit “I Don’t Know?”
Working with and from “I don’t know” makes you stronger, not weaker .
The truth is that admitting “I don’t know” makes you strong. Not knowing things doesn’t make you lesser, unworthy, or defective. Truth is, it makes you human.
“I don’t know” applies to everyone everywhere. That doesn’t make you lesser, or weaker. It empowers you to grow, learn, and evolve.
S4 Ep19: In the Great Cosmic Scheme of Things, Do I – And Anything I Do – Matter?
Does anything I do matter?
Of course it does. It matters to me. What that means is that anything that I do matters. It matters to and for me.
Ah, but isn’t that selfish? From a certain point of view, yes. That, however, is dependent on your definition of selfishness. Mine is simple. Any action taken with malice of forethought, knowing full well that you are causing hurt or harm to another, and YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT THAT, is selfish.
Acts of self-care, though someone might call them so, ARE NOT SELFISH.
S4 Ep7: Who – Besides You – Can Care for Yourself?
You are the only you there is.
Do you like yourself? Be honest.
Let’s take this a step further. Do you love yourself? This might bring up questions of conceit, arrogance, narcissism, and so on. But self-love is not any of these things. It’s about treating yourself how you would prefer that others treat you.
Many of us put ourselves last. But who do you have - other than you - to care for yourself?
How Does Gratitude Improve Your Health, Wellness, and Wellbeing?
Gratitude starts with the words “thank you.” When somebody gives you thanks, and it’s utterly honest, you feel good about it.
Want to be healthier? Actively give more gratitude. Pause and see what you have and say thank you for it. Don’t just say it, feel it. Let that feeling wash deeper into your psyche and see how that positively impacts your health, wellness, and wellbeing.
How Does Self-Care Begin with Kindness, Compassion, and Empathy?
Taking care of yourself is kindness, compassion, and empathy.
I have never met anyone who didn’t desire to be treated with kindness, compassion, and empathy. Every single person I’ve encountered in my life meets those criteria.
Kindness, compassion, and empathy are among the most infinite elements of the Universe. They’re never lacking, never scarce, always abundant.