Self-Reflection

I look around at people in my neighborhood who have $400-$500K homes along with 2024/2025/2026 cars, RVs, Motor Homes, boats swimming pools, zero turn riding lawn mowers and other expensive equipment and toys, and I wonder how much they must be in debt.  

These people range from those in their 50s, 60s. and 70s, although I have not seen this type of buying about those in their 80s or those below 50s; however, people in their 30s and 40s only have half what those other families have.

CREDIT CARD DEBT is one of the biggest problems in America along with illegal drugs and alcohol.  When there is an addiction, it is difficult for one to see the change in oneself and difficult to hear when a friend points it out.

SELF-REFLECTION

This is easy to say that it needs to be done but very hard to implement, yet it is an important aspect of understanding who we are.

Who am I?

• What do I do well?
• What do I do poorly?
• What do I need to improve upon?
• Am I addicted to credit cards or buying stuff?
• What are my strengths?
• What are my weaknesses?
• What do I know?
• What do I need to know?
• What do I like?
• What do I dislike?
• What kind of personality do I have?

Another issue dealing with Self Reflection is how to I perceive (see) myself...  or do I rely on how others perceive (see) me?

Sadly...

most of us care how others see us and not how we see ourselves.

That is to say we base our behavior based upon how others want us to be not how we want ourselves to be.

AND,

this is hard for us to admit.