Quotes About Self-awareness

Some people have not learned to know what their feelings mean. Some have been trained not to feel much. And some have been trained not to know that they have feelings.

Now it is clear that breaking the spell not only preserves our freedom, but freedom itself. Becoming a Spellbreaker is a matter of conscience.

If we are to recognize and free ourselves from the influence of the Power Over model, we must hear ourselves — what words we speak and in what manner we speak them. Likewise, we must hear the words spoken to us and the manner in which they are spoken. This awareness can bring us to the realization of how we do or do not dignify, respect, protect, and esteem ourselves and ultimately all life.

You're too sensitive.

Recovery is the restoration of something lost. Verbal abuse creates loss. It robs people of their sense of self, their confidence, happiness, self-esteem, self-awareness, serenity, ability to trust, peace of mind, and almost their minds.

I don't write about what I know: I write in order to find out what I know.

Let it happen to you now and you'll have learnt something that most people never have the courage to learn. Not to hold on. Not to cling. Because we can possess nothing but ourselves. Learn it now and you won't grow up thinking that other people can be possessed and owned. It'll stop you from breaking yourself over a false idea of love. To love someone is to let them be themselves.

Am I acting like the person I most want to be? If not, what can I do to act like that person? Answer: Improve (make it a little better), appreciate, connect, or protect. Am I being the partner I want to be? If not, what can I do to be that kind of partner? Answer: Improve (make it a little better), appreciate, connect, or protect.

If we don't manage our feelings, thoughts, actions, and patterns, they operate on automatic and can sabotage our dreams, place stress on our personal and professional relationships, and distract us from our goals. Just as we need lots of practice to learn to ride a bike and to speak a second language, we need practice to become skillful at managing our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and patterns.

But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn.

I must have intuitively known even then, though, that if you ask a certain type of guy about himself, it's as good as winding a wind-up toy.

The most consistent road to unhappiness that I know comes from turning a blind eye to reality. We do this when we wish potato chips weren't fattening and eat them anyway put off doing the bills just one more day live an unhealthy lifestyle, fail to heed warnings on the label (or don't even read the label), or focus on our partner's shortcomings and spend time trying to talk him into doing things our way.

We are so used to our own history, we do not see it as remarkable or out of the ordinary, whereas others might see it as horrendous. Further, we tend to minimize that which we feel shameful about.

One long-term impact of trauma is the fact that often-traumatized individuals have difficulty recognizing how they are feeling and then fail to respond in an appropriate and helpful way. They become out of touch with their own feelings, bodies, and needs, which in turn makes it more difficult to respond to the feelings, sensations, and needs of others in their lives.

Walt Whitman: I am larger, better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.

Being assertive is understanding that you can't control what others may do, but you can control your own behavior.

Some people are just in love with the sound of their voices. They don't listen; they simply wait until the other person stops talking so they can start speaking again. They view the time during which another person is talking as a resting period for their vocal cords.

I matter as much as anyone else, and my perspective is valid. My thoughts, feelings and emotions are mine and are not wrong.

Si no eres consciente de cómo puedes proyectar tus propias necesidades, miedos, suposiciones y prejuicios en los demás, tus observaciones y conclusiones sobre los demás no serán gran cosa. De hecho, es posible que simplemente hayas descubierto una forma indirecta de aprender sobre ti mismo y el equipaje cognitivo y emocional que tú dejas ver.

When you make a statement to yourself like I'm a loser, nobody likes me, or I'm not worth talking to, pause and give yourself time and space. Do the next four things in sequence. First, ask yourself why you feel that way. What is the exact moment and action that caused the feeling? Is it something big, or small and isolated?

Si alguien con quien interactúas responde a tus preguntas felizmente pero no toma un descanso para preguntar cómo estás, entonces ese alguien debe callarse un poco. Si ese alguien eres tú, tú eres quien debe callarse.

it's possible that procrastinators are not inherently lazy or useless individuals; rather, they're simply faced with tasks which do not match their skill levels or personal motivations.

Emotional intelligence is knowing and perceiving the emotions you feel and why you feel them. You are able to put a label on your emotional state and find its cause and effect. By extension, emotional intelligence is being able to read other people's emotions accurately and deduce the reasons for them.

Knowing yourself is probably the hardest job in the world.