Awareness – Page 3 – Henriette Nolte

Don’t Argue for Your Own Shortcomings

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Henriette

What we tell ourselves matters. A destructive internal dialogue can be as damaging as a bad habit. This is especially true for things that we repeatedly tell ourselves over years. We’ve all encountered phrases such as: I’m not good with names. I’m not good with mathematics. I’m not qualified enough. Not intelligent enough. Not strong, educated or creative enough.

Although these narratives might (at times) hold some truth, it’s often only an excuse to avoid difficult growth.

Awareness and Exercise

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Henriette

Any growth that we want to cultivate (whether that growth is health-related, career-related, emotional, or spiritual in nature) must be rooted in mindfulness. It must.

Exercise is a great example of how this applies.

Investigating Tendencies | A Tool for Emotional Growth

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Henriette

Cultivating self-awareness isn’t easy. An honest and serious look at our own behaviour and habits might not be such a pretty picture. But the fruits of expanded self-awareness are great. It helps us to do work that is important without constantly getting distracted. It helps us to cultivate inner strength to meet ongoing criticism and hurdles. It helps us to become more stable in a chaotic world. Investigating our own tendencies can be a powerful tool for emotional growth.

Intuition

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Henriette

Detached analytical knowledge will always be less accurate than deep intuitive knowing. Reality is much more complex than even an intricate mathematical model. There are unseen things beneath the surface—strings of cause and effect. These strings are deeply connected.

A Foundational Principle for Life

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Henriette

When you vibrate a horizontal plate with sand on top, the sand mostly just dances around. But when you vibrate it at one of its natural frequencies, an organised pattern emerges. These patterns can be quite complex, depending on the frequency.

The Value Is In The Experience—Not The Dogma

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Henriette

You can reach altered states of consciousness in deep meditation: Spaciousness. Expanded Awareness. Silent Calm. Simple Unconditional Beingness. Deep Presence. Love.

Presence Is The Difference

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Henriette

Nearly a decade ago, I had a dream that stuck with me over the years. It showed me that Presence is the difference. Life is not about where we think we need to go. Or where we think we should be. It’s about being in this moment.

Misinformation

Posted on February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 by Henriette

I am often shocked at the amount of misinformation I encounter online. Many videos and articles promote blatant propaganda.

One way to tell propaganda from, say, an article that seeks to inform, is to work out if the content is nuanced or merely seeks to paint someone (or something) as a villain. That is one way. These victim / villain narratives never seek solutions. Its main goal is to enrage or instil fear.

That said, there are two very effective ways to safeguard against propaganda and misinformation.

The Answer Should Feel Right

Posted on February 13, 2025March 12, 2025 by Henriette

When you solve a substantial amount of mathematical problems in a certain domain, you cultivate a sense on whether a solution is correct or not. This is an intuitive feeling that says, Yes, this answer is right. It isn’t quite a cognitive understanding. It’s much more feeling based. It’s much more body based.

Progress without Presence

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Henriette

The over-emphasis on progress in society is troubling because often people and groups do dubious things to get to some idealised destination. Clear examples of this can be found in every area of life. Health: Take a pill to lose weight instead of taking the difficult path of persistent lifestyle changes. Education: We want more students to pass. Let’s lower the standards. Business: Let’s aim for money without adding value. Politics: Let’s aim for quotas without considering competence.

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