How many of us really know ourselves? Although we spend our
entire lives in our bodies, most of what we think, feel and
become is the result of our upbringing and the cultural mores in
which we were reared. Some people live their entire lives
without really knowing who they are inside, what they want and
the things to which they are adamantly opposed. So how do we
begin to learn these things about ourselves? We must expend the
same effort into learning about ourselves as we would into
learning about another individual with whom we wanted a
relationship. This includes setting aside introspective time
each day to contemplate our innermost thoughts and desires. Not
the thoughts and desires that are placed upon us, but those that
are vital to our physical and emotional well-being. By analyzing
the events of the previous day or week and our actions as a
result of those events, we will learn whether our values are
actually ours by choice or whether they are ones that have been
ingrained into us. Sometimes, keeping