Quotes About Self-discovery

When we open our hearts to the breadth of our experiences, we learn to tune into our needs, unique perceptions, thoughts & feelings

Though it may sound paradoxical, identifying our thoughts, emotions, and habitual patterns of behavior is the key to freedom & transformation.

IF WE TRY to block off or deny a big part of what we experience, our wakeful, connected relationship to ourselves gets sharply whittled down. How then can we possibly feel alive?

We can use meditation as a way to experiment with new ways of relating to ourselves, even our uncomfortable thoughts.

Until we begin to question our basic assumptions about ourselves and view them as fluid, not fixed, it's easy to repeat established patterns and, out of habit, reenact old stories that limit our ability to live and love ourselves with an open heart.

When we are willing to explore our own experiences, we open the doorway to deeper connection and intimacy.

Be open to the possibility that there are other paths available to you in relating to yourself and to another.

He's just my brother now and not my hero. I will not try to be like him. So, then who am I supposed to be like?

Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to be Irish and Indian. But they're not here and haven't been for years, so I'm not really Irish or Indian. I am a blank sky, a human solar eclipse.

This is who I am. This is who I have always been. I am in pain. I am always in pain. But I always find my way to the story. And I always find my way home.

She'd wanted to completely shave her head: I don't want long hair, I don't want short hair, I don't want hair at all, and I don't want to be a girl or a boy, I want to be a yellow and orange leaf some little kid picks up and pastes in his scrapbook.

But he wasn't ugly, just misplaced and marked by loneliness.

The hardest part of living is making peace with your past. Most of all, it's making peace with yourself.

You told me once, long ago, to look into a mirror and see your face. I refused to then. But now Mnimi has forced me to look at my own reflection. I've seen it through my eyes and I've seen it through yours. I wish to the gods that I could change what happened between us. If I could go back, I would never deny you. But I can't. We both know that. Now I just want the chance to know you as I should have known you all those centuries ago. (Styxx)

He looked down at her. Have you found that peace? Yes, she had. But it was so corny and cliched that she couldn't bring herself to admit it. A wise man once told me that peace has to come from within. We have to learn to like ourselves before we can find our place in the world.

In time, you won't need it to do that. You'll be able to access that part of yourself anytime you need to. But for now, you'll require a tool to help you channel all that teenage hormonal ADD that's bouncing around and through you." – Death

Well, I guess I'm just not as special as you are. (Urian) No one knows their true mettle until it's been tested. This is yours. Whether you pass or fail is entirely up to you. I can't tell you what to do, but I know where I'll be tonight. (Acheron)

For better or worse, our pasts and experiences are what define us. But they don't have to rule us. In time, all hurts can be forgiven. It's only when you add to them that they can't." - Nero

The first year I was sober was probably the worst year of my life. My immune system was screwed. I completely isolated myself. I was weak all the time. I didn't know who I was.

To desire to be what one can be is purpose in life. There are no exterior forces. There are only interior forces. Who squanders talent praises death.

Everything I've written up to now, hasn't had anything to do with my life really.

Be who you are. Find your own voice. Lead from the heart

I wasn't born with a tie or with Mark Shields stapled to my left hip. I have another life.

having someone think of me that way was like discovering a new window in the room i'd lived in all my life.