Teacher: White Tara 

Dear Friends ~ All that you will ever need for your awakening journey on this Earth is your Awareness. Many people, as you will notice, go through their days like mechanical beings just doing what needs to be done. The most wonderful gift we can give ourselves is to live our days being totally aware of our immediate surroundings which includes our inner life as well.

Thoughts come and go constantly throughout the day, and sometimes are likened to unwelcome guests. Thought is an energy and can float here and there within our immediate environment, even originating from the neighbour next door or the postman going by.

Sometimes they are from our subconscious which holds all of our experiences that had impacted on our emotions, making a lasting impression. If a thought from the past keeps interrupting your activity, take notice of it and even write it down.

It is a sign that something unfinished from the past is asking you to look deeper into whatever it is, and to try and resolve the issue once and for all. Awareness is also mindfulness which is a very liberating tool for bringing every part of our attention into the present.

What this does is keep our energy totally in the moment, expanding our light by being focused on the task at hand. It is only in the moment that the higher aspect of ourself can make itself known. We can benefit tremendously from the awareness of the inner-voice coming through ever so gently!

Mindfulness brings us into the present and blocks out those unwelcome thoughts from other sources. Living in awareness alerts us to the finer details of our life and what is really going on inside of us.

We become aware of every subtle change in our body as well as noticing how much our energy has increased by not being wasted on a mind darting here and there, taking vital energy away from what is needed in this moment.

We learn more as well because awareness and alertness go hand in hand. How many times has a memory come forward to show us something we had forgotten that will assist us in this present moment. Keeping our awareness in this moment is freedom for all kinds of stored information to reappear in our minds right when we need it.

Becoming the 'observer' in our life allows a part of us to step back and take an honest look at where we are now and where we have come from. If you are reading this, you are on a spiritual journey.

That entails being honest with yourself and having the strength to see if there is any movement forward in your awakening process. It can be difficult to know just what to look for as the path ahead has not been tread yet, but a good sign that progress is being made is that you have given up any self-defeating habits.

Gaining strength through adversity and using each situation that arises in life to strengthen one's character is always a step forward. One will know a step backwards if a feeling of 'poor me' starts to reappear, and being aware of this will be enough to trigger a positive response toward eliminating that type of self-pity.

There is always someone in the world, or even our own street that is going through harder circumstances than ourself. Life on earth is a journey that we have consciously chosen. It may not always go to plan but it will always offer opportunities for personal growth.

We are our own worst enemy if we don't use every opportunity to allow ourself to shine, as that is our True Self. The lessons that come our way in life are our tools for self-transformation. Seeing others as fellow spiritual travelers, even if they aren't aware, puts us in the right mind when we have interaction with others.

Stepping back from our earth personality and into the observer mode will enable us to see more clearly that we are all actors and have our own particular tailor-made part to play. Living in this awareness will greatly enhance our everyday experiences. Awareness of all we do, think and say will be a valuable asset on this journey.

*~* Namaste and Blessings, Tara *~*

Source:http://lightworkers.org/wisdom/white-tara/180644/be-your-own-teacher-being-aware