A helpful tool for orientation that we like to use in coaching is the Japanese philosophy of life "Ikigai" (jap. 生き甲斐 meaning of life). Loosely translated "that which is worth living for".

You will see how this daily routine will, over time, give you more and more freedom for other things that are important to you. You will become more and more aware of what bothers you and what is important to you.

A good relationship with ourselves is also the best basis for more fulfilling relationships with our fellow human beings and our environment

We ask each other this question and reply to it automatically every day without much mental effort. However, it is often no more than an empty phrase.

I shouldn't be so upset about this! I should eat more healthily! I should go to the gym, I should be able to handle it. Sounds familiar? What we're actually saying to ourselves is: I should be better, somehow different than we are... 

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