" Introspection is the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings." - Google The art of becoming self aware. This last week I've been representing Adelaide Red Frogs at NAAUC (Google it). There is something about living in such a community that highlights who I am. My faults, my ideals, my actions, my words. It's like I can see myself through a magnifying glass. How am I seen by the world? How should I be seen? I question my choice of words. I question my emotions. Personally, I think this is great. Only by asking myself what could I do better, will I ever achieve my best. I am also, in the best sense of the word, critical of others. Watching the way they interact socially and environmentally. Little things done or said by others stick in my mind. What can I learn from them? What story do they have to tell? Through all this, there is an opportunity to listen, to grow. Last week has impacted me, now its my turn to impact this one.