Quotes About Self-awareness

Surely the world we live in is but the world that lives in us.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

Why should your conscience be any more reliable than your rotting teeth or your quite special defect of eyesight?

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have it depends solely on what you think.

Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have it depends solely upon what you think.

Our thoughts make us what we are.

The principle is this: Ask yourself, "Is this my problem or not?" There are 3 types of business in the world: mine, your, and God's. We have to ask, "Whose business is it?". I had decided to make someone else's business and God's business my business. My control tendencies were often lurking beneath the surface.

Antes que comece a fazer perguntas e a abrir portas que ficariam melhor se permanecessem fechadas, talvez deva pensar que talvez não goste muito do que acabará descobrindo.

I am trying to penetrate the mystery of why I am as I am- what I am- I have done everything well and right- and it can't be wrong because it was right.

Looking through this intimate window, readers have a choice about their own lives. Will they guard their own internal landscapes or lay themselves bare for others to see?

I caught a glimpse of my shadow today. It's usually so hard to see because it always hides behind me. It's so much easier to see everyone else's.

I want to get comfortable with my insecurities until I am no longer insecure. I want to be comfortable in my skin so that I do not need to dump any of my discomfort onto someone else in the form of judgment.

he is incapable of examining his own pain like a spore on a slide and finding it interesting, interesting. If your own pain is interesting to yo, how much more detached will you be from somebody else's pain...

If you ever go bar hopping, who do you want to take with you? You want a slightly uglier version of yourself. Similar … but slightly uglier.

We each see ourselves as being a certain kind of person with a specific set of values, beliefs, and dreams. In practice, however, we often are not what we want to be but instead end up choosing what others expect us to be. This is called our ought self. Avoid it.

So we grow up in a sea of stories told in a way that fits what we want others to know about us. The stories told in most families are a kind of propaganda. The tragedy is that often these stories are simply a form of dis-information... But our families name us without knowing the consequences. So our life is a journey to discover our true name, though; sadly many of us never choose to begin that search.

It's the first thing I tell my students: If you could understand, really understand, that no one needs to read your work, then your writing would improve vastly by the time we meet in this classroom again.

The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine.

Taking it one step further, as Kabat-Zinn's voice murmured along, I realized I was not just noticing myself and my own thoughts and feelings and sensations but, in so doing, I was also observing myself observing myself. How bizarre: 3-back consciousness.

We build emotional literacy, first, by being able to identify and name our emotions; second, by recognizing the emotional content of voice and facial expression, or body language; and third, by understanding the situations or reactions that produce emotional states.

The thing about bozos is that bozos don't know that they're bozos. Bozos think they're the shit, which makes them really annoying but also incredibly entertaining, depending on your point of view.

A job should not define who or what you are. You should be able to leave today and it not change the overall purpose or direction of your life.

Circumstances will never determine your amount of happiness. Circumstances only highlight who you already are.

Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. - Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out. - Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure - Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.