Quotes About Self-awareness

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

Just so you know... Even if I don't break it... alot of people break their own Egg. All those adults walking around with tired faces... they've thrown away the "person they want to be.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

There is a period of life when we swallow knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

It is so important to be conscious even when it makes you realize how much negative stuff you have enjoyed all your life until you realized it was all anti you.

I'll rise and fall, let me take credit for both.

If you hate something, don't you do it too?

No existe soledad mayor que la de no sentirte acompañado por tu propia imagen. El testimonio de los demás no basta, ni siquiera el de los seres queridos. Al no poder contemplar mi propio rostro llegué a pensar que carecía de él. Estaba seguro de que, si Dios existía, pertenecía a la familia de los Espejos y, por alguna razón que se me escapaba, le gustaba negar nuestra existencia.

No, I dream not, since I know What I am and what I've been.

If I saw myself erewhile Prisoned, bound, kept out of sight, 'Twas that never on my mind Dawned the truth; but now I know Who I am — a mingled show Of the man and beast combined.

a quien le daña el saber homicida es de sí mismo!

Si yo errare este papel, no me podré quejar de él, de mí me podré quejar.

It's dizzying to think how huge the world is, or to realize how tiny you are

A man's allowed to make lots of small mistakes, and there's nothing wrong with that. But if the mistakes are big ones and they weigh him down, his only solution is to stop taking himself seriously. It's the only way to avoid suffering - suffering, prolonged, can be fatal.

Como suele pasar, Verónica despreciaba a la gente que se le parecía.

Si lo pienso, creo que todo esto empezó no tanto porque no te soportara más a vos, sino porque no soportaba más a la persona que yo era con vos.

How to Comfort Yourself When You Have Acted Like a Jackass Everyone does this occasionally, and you shouldn't feel too upset about it unless it happens quite often, such as three times a day, in which case you must simply get used to it. Remember, other people like you as well or better for it, because it makes them feel so superior; so you've spread a little sunshine. And at the very least, you've served as a bad example.

As Louis Cozolino Ph. D., observes, a consistent theme of adult psychotherapy clients is that they had parents who were not curious about who they were but, instead, told them who they should be. What Cozolino explains, is that the child creates a "persona" for her parents but doesn't learn to know herself. What happens is that "the authentic self"--the part of us open to feelings, experinces, and intimicy--remains underdeveloped.

fearful—reflect

Should not have accepted that their diagnosis was my truth.

They cover a wide spectrum of abilities and traits: being self-aware, trustworthiness, conscientiousness, adaptability, critical thinking, attitude, initiative, empathy, confidence, integrity, self-control, organizational awareness, likability, influence, risk taking, problem solving, leadership, time management, and then some.

To know what we think, to be masters of our own meaning, will make a solid foundation for great and weighty thought.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.