awareness

Nowadays, in the information’s and the digitalization’s age indispensable the having security awareness. Everybody has very big responsibility of information security.

The security awareness themselves is the knowledge and attitude of the members of a company regarding secrets and data of the organization. Making this awareness more effectual the companies training their employees about this topic.

If you are a security aware person you can understand that there is the potential for some people to deliberately or accidentally steal, damage, or misuse the data that is stored within our computer systems and through out our organization.

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We are all pelted with problems. Honestly, it should not even bother or even hinder us to becoming all we ought to be. Aspirations as kids should continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as we could hold on to the dream. They say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks or can you?

If you are like me, there are so many things you want to do with your life and so little time to do it, even going about your normal daily tasks during the day, seems to take forever. Therefore, I would ask you to delve deep inside yourself to find the answer.

Concentrate and take notice of your Inner Awareness

Inner-Awareness, what does it mean? Well, lets us look at each word individually.

Inner means inside, within the essence of our being on some spiritual level.

Awareness means one's perception of reality from one plane or dimension to another.

Therefore, it could be said that Inner-Awareness is an attitude, an understanding of ones inner consciousness. An understanding of how one perceives themselves. A true understanding of how you really feel and why you act in the way you do.

Every person in this world has access to their inner awareness. We all live in a very materialistic world that is run by logic and scientific achievement and discovery. For something to be real, you must perceive it with your physical senses. If you re inner awareness has not been developed and fine-tuned, then you may find many activities and energies around have no conscious awareness for you, so you will be out of touch with your inner self.

Your goal is to create a balance between the physical senses and the inner senses. There are two energies muscular and feminine. A masculine energy is more aggressive, a logical action to take, which results in a creation of something in the physical world. A feminine energy is a more flowing and spontaneous energy that relates more to the spiritual essence of our being. Inherent within all beings are both energies. When they work together, they create a harmonic balance.

A key element in developing your inner awareness s is to trust an initial response, answer or insight you receive from yourself. For example, how many times have you had an intuitive insight to do something, which made no logical sense at all?

Most of us at sometime, have let our logical mind talk us out of things and then we could kick ourselves later because we missed an opportunity. If your mind is busy, and you are thinking about all the problems in your life and worrying about tomorrow, you could miss some important information or insights that will help you in life. Another thing you may possibly do is not trust your inner self when making a key decision in your life, but you will trust someone else to make the decision for you.

When you use your inner awareness, you receive guidance through your life, and who knows you best? You do, so why not take notice of it.

To receive inner guidance is to trust in yourself and to be open to the incredible and infinite possibilities of the adventures of life that present themselves to you in your lifetime.

I believe when you are spontaneous, you allow your inner awareness to come out and play, that is when you are truly channeling from within. You can tell when you are around a person in this state because they make you feel happy inside. In today s society we are taught that it is not proper to be spontaneous, that you should act in a certain way and follow certain rules. I believe this subconscious programming is detrimental to your inner health. I feel you should go with your creative flow and be who you are and not worry if other people accept you or not. No matter how nice you try to be or courteous with others there will always be someone who will be disturbed about who you are, and the way you are behaving. This is not a bad thing in itself, because when you see something in another you do not like, that person is mirroring something inside of you that you wish to change.

So lighten up, try to be yourself. With so much happening around us there seems to be no room for even considering the possibility of a light at the end of the tunnel. We can still see it as something positive without undergoing so much scrutiny. Moreover, if it is a train at the end of the tunnel, take it for a ride, and see what makes the world go round!

If history has taught us one thing, it is the life that we have gone through. There's always the easy way and the right way when it comes to deciding what goes with which shoes, or purse, shirt and whatnot. It doesn't take a genius to see yourself as someone unique, or else we'll all be equally the same in everything we do. Variety brings in very interesting and exciting questions to be experimented with. Have you, or is there something more you want to do? Discontentment in every aspect can be dangerous in large doses, but in small amounts you will be able to see and do stuff you could never imagine doing.

What motivates you? It's an answer you have to find out for yourself. There are so many things that can make everyone happy, but to choose one of the many may be the hardest part. It's not as if you can't have one serving of your favorite food in a buffet and that's it. Just try it piece by piece.
So, what really makes you tick?

You can be just about anything you always wanted to be, but to realize that attaining something that may seem very difficult is already giving up before you even start that journey. Always remember, that understand and believing in your own self-awareness is not just about the physical or philosophical change you have to undergo, but it's something that you really want to believe in and trust.

A company can expect information security awareness from their employees if they teach it to them. They need to create a plan for the information security training program. Developing these security awareness training is the task of the management. They have to decide if they ask help from an information security consultant or not.

There are experts who has complex security awareness training programs, moduls, films, security awareness posters. It depends on the company if it is worth for them to buy these products or not.

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Statistics tell us that in the U.S. alone, the average person is exposed to 3,500 ad impressions per day. I’m not talking about the average Internet user seeing banner impressions... I’m talking about the typical citizen seeing billboards, TV commercials, email promos, branded coffee mugs, etc.

And most of the ad impressions we see on a daily basis are not direct response promotions. A billboard on the highway is not necessarily placed to make us stop right then and there and purchase a new couch, nor is a ballpoint pen with the name of a local bank likely to make us rush over to the nearest branch and open an account spur of the moment.

But all of these impressions do take their toll on our subconscious minds. Think of the first names that come to mind when I mention:

- Soda
- Fast Food
- Software

I’m willing to bet 90% of the folks who read this article came up with the same three companies. The other 10% are just flakes or people who are trying to be difficult. ;o)

So there’s the proof that branding works.

And did you know the company or trademark with the highest brand awareness percentage always outsells the second and third ranked companies combined? Pretty amazing isn’t it?

In a national survey 99.2% of the participants said they are more likely to buy a product or service based on the first company or trademark that comes to mind when it’s time to purchase!

Effective branding increases profits, period. And you don’t have to be a mega-corporation to leverage this knowledge.

Get yourself a logo and place it on all your business cards, web banners, etc. and then get these tools in front of as many people as possible.

Talk to your local broadcasting company about radio ad packages.

Have a T-shirt shop print you up a few hundred shirts with your logo and then give the shirts away to high school kids at a homecoming event.

These are just a few suggestions right off the top of my head. The idea is to get your logo and/or your name out there and keep it out there.

Stay consistent! Once people see you or hear about you enough they begin to associate you with the product or service you offer, and this will greatly increase your chances of being called on when these people are ready to buy a product in your field.

Living In Awareness

‘You create your own reality’ and ‘You are what you think you are’. At first I thought this was great and very simple – all I have to do is think in a particular way and I will be / have all the things I ever wished for. However, there are certain universal laws at work. It didn’t take long to find out that, although these universal law works, it is not so much what we ‘do’ but more about how we are ‘being’ that makes the difference.
We choose to ‘be’ certain ways. We can choose to ‘be happy’ or to ‘be sad’ at any given moment – usually this is an unconscious choice. We tend to allow circumstances, past conditioning and social norms to dictate to us how we act. We then find ourselves reacting to situations instead of responding to them. This can be quite a challenge especially as we are so mind dominated. When we ‘try’ to act in certain ways because we think we ‘should’ or have been told that it is good to behave in certain ways, we soon end up with feelings of resentment. When we ‘are’ peaceful, happy and in a place where we understand that God/The Universe provides for us exactly as we ask and in accordance with the energy vibration we are sending out then striving becomes futile. We can then see how weak and insignificant our egos are and the process of being able to ‘Let go and let God’ becomes more natural. We split the natural polarities of the universe in two and decide on one over the other –therefore invalidating one in preference of the other. This creates more of the same, as the polarity that is rejected will keep coming back until it is accepted.
We are pulled between bouts of realised peacefulness and our strong ego desires. By shutting out the chatter of the mind/ego, we can more easily hear the god presence or spirit aspect of us. Bringing the mind, body and spirit into balance instead of the extremes we create. For example – we can abuse our bodies, feed it foods that don’t nourish it and take addictive chemicals into our systems. We can let our ego/mind become so engrossed in having and wanting more, believing that we are our minds and are identified by what we have. As the mind gets to have more control over us, it becomes loud and incessant making it more difficult for us to hear our god presence, the loving, ever-constant part of us that we so readily dismiss. Worse still, it is seen as insignificant and intangible because it cannot be intellectualised. It is as much a valid part of our being – if not more so - but it is the most denied, instead of being valued, nurtured and embraced. Our ego, or mistaken thoughts are taken to be real, when the real truth is so much more than we can comprehend. God (ourselves) is all there is – however, we have forgotten this and listened to our minds version of ‘reality’.

Our society demands that we must have more and achieve more to be accepted and happy. People all over the world live in varying states of abundance – some recognising and being appreciative of theirs whilst others are never satisfied with their life and never have ‘enough’. It is no wonder that we struggle to attain peace and inner calm. By choosing a simple path, lives would change beyond recognition; we would be more spiritually enriched and would live more in harmony with our natural environment. I believe we are all worthy of beauty, wealth and to have lovely surroundings to live in. I also believe that we are the beauty and abundance of the world that we seek. We only see lack because we feel that there is something outside of us that needs to be fulfilled – therefore we deem ourselves to be separate from something. In reality we can never be separate from anything as we are everything. It is only our limited thinking that holds these beliefs in place.
How do we achieve some sense of inner calm and bring about our creative thoughts, as we would like them to be realised? The creative process works on different levels. Our thoughts are creative, our words are creative and our actions are creative. Used together consciously, these three are very powerful in harnessing the creative power of the Universe. There is also a matter of belief in your ultimate success in achieving this conscious outcome. When you believe that whatever you ask for will be granted no matter what, your experiences will become more positive. When you understand that the thought of anything is it’s birth – it already exists through your thought. Allowing your energy and feelings towards your desired goal to be your guide. Staying positive and focused helps to bring it to you quicker. Feelings of doubt and negativity will block your desire from manifesting the way you would like it to. Knowing that whatever comes is exactly in harmony with your vibrational energy pattern. You attract everything perfectly. The Universe is a gigantic communication system and the quality of communication you emit is reflected in the quality of communication you receive back as your experiences. It is useful to gauge your progress – use it as a mirror to help you to either change some thought or habit that may be inhibiting your creative process or if you are happy with your situation then keep up the good work! Consciously focusing your mind and listening to your spirit presence and acting in accordance with the desired outcome will bring you success.
We have been conditioned to believe that supply is limited and therefore there is not enough. This again is not ultimate reality. Again, if we are God experiencing God then we are everything. God is unlimited therefore so are we. So we are ultimately our own supply. If someone asks you for a hug, would you check to see if you have enough hugs to give away? No, you would give the hug. The more hugs you give the more you receive back. Giving therefore allows receiving. When we withhold anything (love) from anyone (which ultimately means withholding from yourself) we block the natural flow.
The complete knowing that whatever happens is divinely directed and absolutely the right thing for you without exception helps you to accept what does manifest in your life. The more you can let go of your falsely perceived control and allow the universe or God to direct life for you the more miraculous the outcome. I have watched myself and society try to control ‘their lives’ doing what they feel is right, striving for excellence. We are conditioned to believe that our mind and ego is in charge. We try to exert control and direction in our life but ultimately this act is not in accordance with the vibration of the universe. Instead of achieving our desired outcome we receive a sort of fragmented version. It is our thinking that puts fences up that block the natural flow of the universe from coming into our lives. We then experience this version of our thinking in our life. Pull up the fences and let go of the resistance. Trust in the universe that created everything that you can see (and not see). How can our ego compete with what ‘God’ can provide? When you allow the universe to direct your life you will feel like you are being served and provided for in a way that was never possible before. When you stop the struggle and allow life to flow, accepting what comes without attachment or identification with it, you will be amazed at the miracles that start to appear in your life.
In the universe everything that exists is energy and everything is interconnected. This means that we are connected to everything that we want or do no want in our lives; the point is that what is perceived to be missing is so because we are not in harmony with the energy or vibration that it emits. Therefore, to attract anything into your life it is crucial to be aligned to its vibration. We are like magnets drawing our experiences as directed by our thoughts, emotions, words and actions. In this way everything is perfect – there are no mistakes and we receive exactly as our vibration dictates. Try to remember that we are everything and everything is us – how can we want for anything?
Bring conscious awareness into your life. Start by being aware of the thoughts that are constantly parading through your mind. You don’t have to change the thoughts just become aware of them, the act of noticing frees you from them. This, in Buddhist tradition, is known as being ‘mindful’. When we are mindful it allows us to be aware and conscious of the present moment. Our thoughts can be like clouds that pass by instead of like hooks that grab us in and take us into the past or the future. If you decide to try to become aware of your thoughts you will be amazed at how much time you spend either worrying about the past and your history or projecting a future that does not exist except for in your head. Look at how much time is spent on these intangible things that ultimately do not exist. At any given time all you have to cope with and be aware of is the present moment. How can you deal with something that is a mind projection? If and when a situation arises, it will arise in the present and you will have the tools necessary to deal with it. Try not to take your thoughts so seriously after all they are insubstantial and mind made – your mind made them.

Be happy!

Let me tell you an old Zen story about a monk, this monk knew that awareness was key to his existence and enlightenment. So he decided to go out and find a Master called Tao who was renowned for his ability for awareness. He searched high and low and eventually after many years of practicing awareness during his search for Master Tao he comes across some villagers who were talking about Master Toa's abilities. He approached them and asked them if they knew where he could be found. They answered, "why yes, his hut is on the hill over there by the stream, its easy to find as it's the only hut." The monk thanked them anticipating this journey was almost over he ran to the hut. He noticed a sign that said," remove shoes before entering", and quickly he removed his shoes and ran in falling to the ground in front of the master and told him of his incredible journey. The Master did not flinch or acknowledge the monk, he just simply asked," Did you remove your shoes when you entered?" The monk was a little upset, noticing that the master never noticed he was barefoot. He answered with a little surprise, "Yes master, of course�. The master the asked," which side of the door did you place them?" The monk replied, "I don't remember master, let me check."

The master replied "when you have the awareness that you notice the small details that make the big difference then you will be ready to begin your journey, till then I suggest you go home until you are ready."

The monk left with his head bowed and came across the same villagers. They asked him if he had met the Master, to which he replied, " Yes, and I have just released my journey has just begun."

Just like the monk, I would like you to consider that regardless of the amount of training and personal development and education that you have had so far, this article is just the beginning of your personal Journey.

Awareness in and of itself can change your life, most people really don't know what spiritual teachers mean by this term because it is used without any for of definition other than what our own life experiences create for us. It is more than just knowing something, because just knowing does not stop you from getting stuck in the rut and dysfunctional emotional reactions that keep you from being your real self.

Awareness involves seeing how everything fits together to create you, what happens to you, how you behave, how you react, what you feel inside, and everything that goes on around you to create your universe.

When you see this with awareness then the consequences of each step become apparent and you are at choice, let me repeat this, you are at choice.

Other wise you are just operating as if you were reacting to situations on autopilot based on old programming from when you were a child.

Creating this level of awareness is as easy as it is difficult, the first stage is to PAY ATTENTION 100%.

Pay attention to what really happened, not what you made it mean?

Pay attention to how you are behaving in the moment.

Pay attention to how you would normally react, this is just habit and programming.

Pay attention to how you feel, be honest, without judgement where it is good or bad just how do you feel? Notice just reading this, stuff comes up. It is important not to stuff down feelings as this can be dangerous, as explained in the chapter 19 feelings are just energies. It is just as dangerous to express those feelings, especially for the person you are expressing on.

Pay attention to what is going on around you.

As you develop conscious awareness you begin to notice that it comes in several stages.
The first stage, a person creates their reality entirely unconsciously, they do it by internally processing all the information that comes at them through their senses. How the see, hear, feel by touch, taste and smell; and they process this information to create how they feel, behave and react to life. It is almost as though every thing outside of them is dictating who the world they live in is created. Life just seems to happen because an initial external stimulus creates the resultant behaviour, reactions and feelings. This is autopilot and each stimulus is programmed from experiences from the past.

The second stage occurs like an awakening, they discover that what they do with what comes in through their senses creates every feeling, behaviour and reaction. Also that their beliefs become reality, and the mind is an amazing powerful goal seeking tool, that creates and attracts what you focus on. And that your have been focusing unconsciously and unintentionally on external stimuli hence your results.

They learn that, if they are waking up to terms of their awareness, they can not focus on something unless they value it. They also learn that if they value something in order to avoid what they do not want , they are actually focusing on what they do not want; and again the mind creates results upon which it is focused, which is what you don�t want and you end up getting.

The third stage, they begin to master their internal map of reality by acknowledging that the information that you receive from your senses if being filtered through deletion, distortion and generalisation before being re-presented to the mind. As they master this, they become aware of the ability to take charge of their emotions, behaviours and reactions know that the information they are receiving is not complete. They also can create their own reality by choosing what they focus on consciously. This stage of awareness allows them to manifest what they want to create in physical, emotional and spiritual essence. This shift requires conscious awareness and finally the last stage.

The forth and final stage , enlightenment, this is when they become aware of the realization of the supreme reality beyond the mind and that direct perception of reality without the filters of the mind or self realization; and that they are the source of all love and bliss.

Not bad for the first chapter, the secret to enlightenment. If you want a step by step easy guide, then this is it.

Pay attention 100% , and then love life and all of creation, including and especially yourself. Do this and you will be on the path. I am sure there are many other levels of awareness and paths but the simplicity of this is key to me.

The way in which I practice this is by keeping things very simple in life and paying attention as life occurs around you. This is the basic skills of our natural born leaders and those that standout from the crowd, you have to make this a conscious decision.

So ask yourself in each moment,

ˇ What am I paying attention to?

ˇ How am I behaving?

ˇ How am I reacting?

ˇ How am I feeling?

And when you pay attention, do not get attached to whatever is going on for you, just allow it to be.

Call it awareness, gratitude, meditation, being present, consciousness. Whatever comes to mind, the use of outdoor fountains can aid in your journey. A variety of tools and practices are currently being used to predispose us to awareness. There is an imperative being felt around the world, which is motivating many to change and grow. Being attentive to simple activities that can be done routinely is a great way to practice.

Communing with nature is frequently as a simple starting point to begin the awareness process. But where does one find nature amid the asphalt, high rises and vacant land that we are surrounded by? If you cannot go to nature, bring nature to you. Easy, affordable facilitators are garden fountains placed strategically amid greenery and flowers. The abundance of styles and types of garden fountains make selection and placement easy for the city dweller.

What Size Are Outdoor Fountains and Which One to Choose?

Outdoor fountains may have a footprint as small as two feet or as large as six feet wide. Fiberglass wall fountains come in a variety of textures and finishes. They are lightweight and mount against any surface using a sturdy hook, screw, or nail. You can find garden fountains available in a wide variety of colors, patinas and structure. Beauty is a prime consideration when treading the steppingstones to awareness. With the look of genuine stone alabaster outdoor fountains constructed of glass fiber reinforced concrete is particularly beautiful with its smooth variegated finish. Some garden fountains have the appearance of waterfalls, whereas some add whimsy with fairies, cherubs or woodland creatures. Water may trip and dance descending over many levels or gurgle with playfulness. Focusing on beauty will aid in experiencing the present. It is all about using ones senses to experience the isness rather than on words or labels. A beautiful outdoor garden fountain can transform patio, balcony, porch or window box into a tranquil respite for focusing. Get more ideas about outdoor fountains by visiting http://www.garden-fountains.com/Detail.bok?no=1984.

Using Your Senses With Garden Fountains

Avoid labeling the object that precipitates water movement as just a garden fountain. Become aware of the thoughts that cross the threshold of your mind. Without judgment, allow your thoughts to ebb and flow and become the observer of the thoughts. When you do not identify with your mind, the stillness and peace within you begins to emerge.

Now, look at the fountain and the water, really take a look. Sense the texture, the color and feel it. Is it cold, warm, rough, or smooth? The liquid, how does it look and feel? Is there an aroma associated with the water or the wet or dry surface of your outdoor fountains? Warm wet rock does produce an aroma. Is it pleasant and refreshing? If your thoughts lead you to drift from the garden fountain just label them as thinking and gently return your focus. For more ideas about garden fountains visit http://www.garden-fountains.com/Detail.bok?no=65.

Hear the sound that emanates. The relaxing sounds produced by the water descending over declines, stones or onto another surface bring one into the present with a sense of peace. That is the peace of being present in the moment. Consider using outdoor fountains as a valuable tool assisting in my journey to awareness and trust that it will be a positive force in your life.