Quotes About Self-awareness

Il était soûl. Donc lucide. Soûl on voit très clair en soi.

Die Frau mit dem [...] Tanz, die sich immernoch hin und her wiegt, die ist auch breit, und ich frage mich, ob sie das garnicht merkt, dass sie so seltsam versunken und wunderschön tanzt, und woher das wohl kommt, ob diese Art sich zu bewegen, schon in ihr drinnen ist oder ob das durch Drogen kommt.

When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.

Der Baum wird nie an gebrochenem Herzen sterben und das Gras nie seinen Verstand verlieren. Von außen droht ihnen jede mögliche Gefahr, von innen her aber sind sie gefeit. Sie fallen sich nicht selbst in den Rücken, wie der Mensch mit seinem Geist und ersparen uns damit das wiederholte Schauspiel unseres eigenen zweideutigen Lebens.

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them

Remaining unconscious about our innate needs takes an enormous emotional and physical toll on our bodies and spirits. Not recognizing our needs for rest, intimacy, touch, good nutrition, acknowledgment, and so on—and not knowing how to get these needs met directly—prevents us from being connected with our inner guidance.

Here's the deal. When another individual is completely disconnected from their well-being and their joy, this has absolutely nothing to do with you on any level. You didn't attract this. You are not responsible for it. The only thing you are responsible for is your own energy field. And when you learn how to pay attention to that—and only that—you're free.

Whenever you do something that you consider a mistake—like spilling something, tripping, forgetting an appointment, feeling sad, getting angry, or feeling stuck—notice it and congratulate yourself. This is so counterintuitive that it will instantly shift your energy.

Il faut apprendre à se faire chier même quand ce n'est pas nécessaire, sinon après on ne peut pas le supporter.

False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path is folly—and could be deadly in battle.

The wise man understands his weakness and seeks to find a lesson from it. The fool lets it control and destroy him.

I am who I am. Whether in joy or in pain. I am who I am.

It takes courage to create your own identity, to stop believing old stories about who you are or that limit who you can be.

I've found that doing interviews forces you to face yourself; I'm constantly having to search within myself, to see why I do certain things.

Every decision I make is determined solely by the spark and limitations of my own perspective

Who are you, Christina Olson? he asked me once. Nobody had ever asked me that. I had to think about it for a while.

I think you're used to being observed but not really ... seen.

Moral allegories about people determined to root out wickedness in others while denying it in themselves.

I feel myself battening down, fortressing

Moral allegories about people determined to root out wickedness in others while denying it in themselves." "Actually,

Si no puedes reírte de ti misma, vas a tener una vida muy complicada.

Well," she says, "I'm a Penobscot Indian on my father's side. When I was young, we lived on a reservation near Old Town." "Ah. Hence the black hair and tribal makeup." Molly is startled. She's never thought to make that connection—is it true?

She didn't have a compass, a map, or even a decent sense of direction. She wasn't certain she would recognize herself.