Most people think being awake means having read the books.
Or knowing the terms.
Or calling out the systems.

But you can do all that — and still be asleep in your own life.

So how do you know you’re actually living consciously? Here are a few signs:

If you’ve ever asked yourself,
“Why does this keep happening to me?”
You’re not alone.
And you’re not broken.

You’re just… patterned.

Why You Might Only Be Living Two Levels Deep — and How to Wake Up Most of us like to think we’re conscious. We’re aware. We make decisions. We show up to our lives. We do the work. But if you’ve ever felt like you’re repeating the same emotional patterns, making the same “mistakes,” or wondering why you react before you even realize what’s happening… you’re not broken.