How Well Do You Know Yourself?

I know myself quite well...I have for quite some time. I also know I don't know everything and I probably never will.

I am honest with those around me, but I am guarded. My closest friends and family get all of me. I would be lying if I said I'm an open book outside of my "circle". I would never go against my belief system. I just don't always wear said system on my sleeve. Just my personality.

My strengths are my evennees (level-headed), my ability to think outside of a situation, and I'm fiercly loyal to those I love. My greatest weakness is also my level-headedness (is that a word?). It borders on apathy constantly.

I'm always learning but I'm not always so mindful anymore of where I need to go. I more let life lead me to my lessons. So I'm definetely one that learns through experience and also a little bit of hard knocks. The steps I'm taking to be a better person are by raising my daughter a different way than I was. Im breaking my cycle. I'm also letting go of resentment which has been a HUGE victory for me.

Good post :)

I believe I do know who I am, only because I worked so hard to get here (and I'm STILL a work in progress!). I found myself very young I believe. I am extremely honest (which isn't always a good thing); in fact, I'm a terrible liar. You can take one look at my face and tell if I'm lying. I've never been good at it. This is a good trait, unless it has to do with a surprise, omg please don't ask me about your surprise party, LOL! In the same token, I'm a wonderful secret keeper. I do know my strengths and weaknesses, and I know my strengths are greater. I am proud of my family, but I am not proud of material things. I like some material things, but since they do not wholly define me as a person, I'm not 'proud' of them per se. I am still working on patience, thinking before speaking, and seeing the other persons point of view (meaning, I HEAR what you're saying, I need to try harder to UNDERSTAND what you're saying). I am kind to everyone, especially those people who prove that they don't deserve kindness. I believe in myself, I pray to the moon, stars, and the ocean. I have faith in my husband, and I trust my children to teach me as much as I teach them. I try every day to be a good person (but I WILL knock your teeth out if you are trying to do my children wrong). I am a mother, wife, friend, confidante, partner in crime, have a short temper (but a big heart!), I'm a dreamer, a planner, and very hands on. As a teen, I had to learn from my old mistakes. I'm a hopeless romantic. I have an imagination so lively, I can't gather my thoughts sometimes.I'm creative, musical, and witty. I can tell the best bad joke you've ever heard, but I can't iron a shirt to save my life. I'm R., perfectly imperfect me :)

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I am what I am. I am blunt, assertive, abrupt...I have no filter between my brain and my mouth...I speak my mind (surprised?)

Taking steps at reading BEFORE I press "post"...

Proud of my children and their accomplishments.
Proud of my go-get 'em attitude...
Gain knowledge through life experiences - mistakes and opportunities taken, school of hard knocks....

Strengths? What I perceive as my strengths others see as a weakness or bothersome - oh well!!!
Weakness? My children - but they are also my biggest strength

Unfortunately my husband knows me better than I do which is quite annoying at times. I like to procrastinate and make excuses to myself which he can see right through.. I think I'm pretty upfront about my views and the kind of person I am (to the annoyance of conservative relatives :) ) and am quite outspoken.. If someone says something stupid I will politely point out that they make no sense. But that's just me. About learning I'd have to say all three..

I think many of us would like to think that we know ourselves.....& we do- to some extent. But I also think that we all have a lot more to learn & understand about what's within ourselves......or at least, I do!

Great question! I think that I know myself pretty well..I try and be honest about anything and everything although I may come off as being "opinionated" at times. I also feel that I am still learning in life. I just try to be myself and be a better person day by day. I love surronding myself around positive people that may have more knowledge that I have yet to learn. I would definately say YES I do gain alot of knowledge through any life experience, even if it's not something that I myself am going through or a friend or family member is going through, it's just something that makes you more stronger in life reguardless positive or negative. You really do live and learn on a daily basis! My strength in life are my children and my husband, they are what keep me up and going! I also feel that I have accomplished alot in my life but am also open to having the oppurtunity to learn more.

I know myself, real well.
And always have, even as a child.
I am honest with people. Always have been.
Am also a keen observer of people and have an innate ability to figure people out.
I do wear masks, in realms in which I don't want others to know me.
I CHOOSE, who I am friends with, for example.
I CHOOSE, my interactions. Consciously.

My Dad especially, raised us to be ourselves and to be Individuals.
My late Dad himself, was always a unique individual. Always a 'think-outside-the-box' type person and for his generation. A self-made successful man.

I know my strengths/weaknesses. Very much.
I know what I am good at. Very much.
I am just 'proud' of being myself.
Was never a follower.
Did my own thing.

Sure, self-improvement is always ongoing. But that only happens if the person wants to, or even is cognizant, of themselves. And can self-reflect.

I gain knowledge, through everything. Ever since I was a child.
I have had HARD tough life experiences. Then overcame that. Am still the same person, but with more knowledge of the full spectrum of life, nice and not so nice.
I have had hard knocks.

Again, having ANY life experiences (good or bad) also requires the person to be cognizant of that..... .and to proceed as a wiser person, and learn from it.
If not, you get stuck in icky cycles of bad life habits.

I've learned about myself through 50 years of life experiences, two marriages and two divorces, raising stepkids, having my own daughter, working about 12 different jobs with varying degrees of success, completing two degrees and working towards another, and going through a year-long Life Coaching training program that was much better than any therapy at finding out who I am and how I am being in the world.

I am honest with those who know me, friends, and family. I think masks are expected in business and other situations, to some degree. I keep that to a minimum.

My strengths are: understanding peoples' differences and behaviors, love of reading, research, and learning, my sensuality and self-assurance.

My weaknesses are: my ability to avoid, deliberate, and procrastinate, my discomfort with unclear situations, and my introversion that makes me occasionally uncomfortable in social situations.

I know myself enough to seek what does me good and avoid what gets me hurt. Yes, I can be a better person, I wish I had someone to inspire me on this one, I try to be as much open minded as I can without compromising on my values. Life has been my teacher so far, a good one, too. Never done therapy, never really needed it.

I feel like I know myself better than I ever have but I also feel like there is a lot more I can learn about myself.
I have learned that I am a loving and generous person and that I will give of myself as much as possible but will say "no" when I started feeling overwhelmed (I didn't used to say "no")
I am a creative person. It took me a long time to realize that being creative is what makes me the happiest (outside of caring for my family) and that none of the jobs I've held over the years stuck for very long because they just didn't allow me to be creative. Once I started spending more time doing what I love I became the happier person that I always wanted to be.
I have learned that the grass is always greener on the other side until you actually get there so nurture what you have and it will become as green as you want it to be.
I have learned that as much as my kids can frustrate me at times I can't imagine my life without them.
I've learned that someone I talk to online but have never personally met can be just as much if not more of a friend as one that I see face to face on a regular basis.

My strengths:
-I speak up when I have an opinion on something (I used to be a doormat)
-When I love I give my all

My weaknesses:
-I'm frequently too dependent on my husband to do things I'm perfectly capable of doing
-I sometimes let the fear of the unknown keep me from experiencing things that in my heart I want to experience and I know I'll enjoy
-I can get wrapped up in my own little world and ignore my friends and sometimes (extended) family, for weeks if not months at a time.

Yes I think I am mostly honest with others. Sometimes its hard to be honest because you already know how it will be preceived and it wouldnt be good. and the cold hard truth might not be so important at that moment. Not that I lie, but I can hold my tongue and not say what Im thinking because it will make bigger problems.
My strengths are my ability to see a SIMPLE solution sometimes when others cant. Not everything is as complicated as we think.
My weaknesses are, I would never make a good business person, and I talk too much. I also never put myself first and I always take last.
Im proud that I am a loyal friend. Very loyal. I can sew very well, and figure out how to fix stuff. I am proud to be a good example to my children for a mother and wife.
I need to know how to let the past be the past and not be so upset by the tough parts of life.
Life has always been the best teacher for me.