Inner and Outer Awareness

Most people live by the day with a reasonably strong outer awareness.  We are aware of how our senses interpret the external world - what we see, hear, smell, taste and touch.  What ties in with such interpretations are our preferences and judgement based on our feelings towards our experiences.  But not too many people will also look inwards and see how we have arrived at these conclusions, which is what inner awareness is all about.  Inner awareness is understanding and seeing where our perception comes from.  It explains how and why we see the reality of "our" worlds.  Happiness and freedom is about aligning the inner and outer awareness.  The flow takes place when we can choose to have the experiences we would like to have (outer) by adopting the right frame of mind and beliefs (inner).