TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE

Getting to know yourself and then acting accordingly is one of the most important aspects of a successful life. If you don’t have some understanding of your talents, unique potential and the mind-body connection then you can forget about reaching your true purpose.

Socrates expanded the ancient Greek aphorism “know thyself”, and taught that “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Aristotle said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

According to Plato, “For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.” Some 2000 years later, Sir Edmund Hillary extolled this ancient line of thinking after becoming the first human on the summit of Everest with the famous quote: “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

From basic psychology teachings, it’s well recognised that we are not our thoughts and feelings. Our true self should be independent of the many thoughts that pop into our head