Quotes About Clarity

writing is an act of discovering what you think and what you believe

Power can move you off the proper position on the dial and scramble the signals you receive, distorting clear messages and obscuring more subtle ones.

The true knowledge is not in the things, which are few, but in finding the connection between the things.

I'd rather be weird and know it than be a stupid ass.

There are so many movies like this, where you thought you were smarter than the screen but the director was smarter than you, of course he's the one, of course it was a dream, of course she's dead, of course, it's hidden right there, of course it's the truth and you in your seat have failed to notice in the dark.

Mais, c'est évident !".

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

There's something beautifully soothing about a fact — even (or perhaps especially) if we're not sure what it means.

I write to discover what I think

We have become so accustomed to our illusions that we mistake them for reality.

Getting organized can bring us all to the next level in our lives.

As a group, we realized—just as the organizers had hoped—that much of what impeded true progress in the field was that we were using different terminology to mean the same things, and in many cases, we were using a single word (such as timing) to mean very different things, and following very different elementary assumptions.

Ambiguity begets participation.

Simply put, reactivity cuts off seeing clearly.

Coupling the relaxation and sense of safety associated with that imagery with the sensations of the body can ground a person in the visceral reality of tranquility and clarity. It is this grounded place that can serve as a vital resource of safety and strength during the explorations ahead.

Asking why, what, and how can help create an internal sense of clarity even in the face of external chaos.

By getting clear on your own experiences, and developing a coherent narrative about them—making sense of what happened to you and how it influenced your development—you can earn the type of attachment approach that allows you to learn how to parent in ways that are completely different from, and much healthier than, the ways you were raised.

Learning this skill of distinguishing awareness from that which you are aware of will enable you to expand the container of consciousness and empower you to "taste" so much more than just a salty glass of water.

If we have preconceived ideas, if we are taken over by judgments, our plateaus of probability or our peaks of activation will block us from being truly open, from having open presence. Presence

Awakened mind (App):A state of awareness that is not on automatic pilot and can use the power of intention to drive attention to shape the firing of neurons in new and helpful ways. A state of clarity and focus that make choice and change possible.

Do we still remember the question we are trying to answer? Or have we substituted an easier one?

You know you have made a theoretical advance when you can no longer reconstruct why you failed for so long to see the obvious.

The deeper truth is that there is nothing to explain.

What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.