Quotes About Openness

God's incomprehensibility cannot be superseded. Human existence, therefore, could be described as grounded in the abyss of mystery, and human relationship with God could be characterized as openness to mystery.

Many people are so comfortable and rooted in this way of knowing reality that they are unable to engage in any meaningful dialogue, being so sure of the 'facts', and that their version of 'reality' is the true one and nothing else possibly could be.

A freedom which is interested only in denying freedom must be denied. And it is not true that the recognition of the freedom of others limits my own freedom: to be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future; the existence of others as a freedom defines my situation and is even the condition of my own freedom. I am oppressed if I am thrown into prison, but not if I am kept from throwing my neighbor into prison.

All the opportunities you let slip by! The idea, the inspiration just doesn´t come fast enough. Instead of being open, you´re closed up tight. That´s the worst sin of all - the sin of omission.

One has no right to make up one's mind about the future in advance.

Et c'était simple de lui dire de s'asseoir ; quand on pense à tout ce qu'on pourrait faire et qu'on ne fait pas ! toutes les occasions qu'on laisse échapper ! on a pas l'idée, pas l'élan ; au lieu d'être ouvert on est fermé ; c'est ça le grand péché : le péché par omission.

Emily and Harry McKee made Sam blush by the cheery openness with which they informed him that they intended to have only three children, but to have those with celerity and to have them perfect. (They apparently possessed more control of Providence than was understood by such an innocent as Sam.)

Once the windows of the mind are opened, they can never be closed. Let the fresh breeze of thoughts come in now.

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

And when I investigate my own problems, I speak aloud, even if I'm alone. Vocalizing my inner world invites my intuition to jump in at any moment and offer solutions I hadn't thought of before. The more I openly ponder my challenges, the more quickly guidance comes.

Negativity is often born out of misunderstandings that can be turned around easily if you approach someone with a loving and open heart.

The Camino does pull you into an alternative Universe filled with grace and magic if you are open to it. I'm sure that once he committed to his pilgrimage, he left planet Earth and was in another realm entirely.

Never assume that what you know is all there is to know.

Qué le voy a decir? Seré franca y sincera, pero sin contarle la verdad.

The other person always has a point, Listen to each other, and you'll hear it.

Todo esse negócio de ser misterioso e distante é uma grande besteira. Todo mundo deveria compartilhar os segredos logo de cara.

Cling not to one mood, And deemed not thou art right, all others wrong. For whoso thinks that wisdom dwells with him, That he alone can speak or think alright, Such oracles are empty breath when tried. The wisest man will let himself be swayed By other's wisdom and relax in time.

ODYSSEUS             I cannot recommend a rigid spirit.

If what you plan is just, why do it in the dark?

You cannot create a life of fulfillment, joy, and meaning while you are barricading yourself from others and from the opportunities Life offers you.

Or maybe it's not a miracle. Maybe this is just life. When you open yourself up to it. When you put yourself in the path of it. When you say yes.

By giving words to these intimate experiences I can make my life available to others.

Music keeps you young. Having music in your life keeps you open to things.

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.