Quotes About Introspection

Decidió aguardar, sabedor de que la gente siempre habla al final, no puede soportar estarse callada indefinidamente y no contarse y no contar, no pavonearse un poco o no intrigar, no provocar compasión, horror o admiración, no inspirar lástima o temor, venideros o retrospectivos. Sí, la gente habla de más y sin querer, incluso cuando ha resuelto no hablar.

As pessoas relatam sem cessar e narram sem sequer se darem conta do que estão a fazer, dos incontroláveis mecanismos de insídia, equívoco e caos que põem em movimento e que se podem tornar funestos, falam sem parar dos outros e de si mesmas, e também dos outros ao falarem de si mesmas e também

Cuántas cosas se van no diciendo a lo largo de una vida o historia o relato, a veces sin querer o sin proponérselo.

I never get involved in anything and I don't make enemies either, I keep myself to myself.

Es más bien que estar junto a alguien consiste en buena medida en pensar en voz alta, esto es, en pensarlo todo dos veces en lugar de una, una con el pensamiento y otra con el relato, el matrimonio es una institución narrativa.

las personas desdichadas se empeñan en averiguar muchas veces la magnitud de su desdicha, o en indagar vidas ajenas para abstraerse de las suyas.

stubbed it out in the ashtray she had been using before, for her equally

Por qué habría de querernos el que señalamos nosotros con tembloroso dedo?

Se dio cuenta de que ya había decidido, pero prefería no reconocerlo aún en voz alta, prefería guardárselo unos segundos y mantenerlo sólo en su pensamiento, todavía puede uno echarse atrás mientras calla.

uno nunca sale ligero ni indemne de las averiguaciones. Me

es egoísta el insomnio.

De nuestros pensamientos no hay testigos, no tenemos por qué ser respetuosos ni corteses en ellos.

nadie hace nada convencido de que esté mal hecho, es sólo que en muchos momentos uno no puede tener en cuenta a los otros, ..., a veces uno no puede pensar más que en sí mismo u en el momento, no en lo que viene luego.

Learning about ourselves can be painful—sometimes brutally so—and the feedback is often delivered with a forehead-slapping lack of awareness for what makes people tick. It can feel less like a "gift of learning" and more like a colonoscopy.

I appreciate that. I'm feeling bad too. Let's retrace our steps and think about how this happened. I suspect we may each have contributed to the problem. From your point of view, did I do anything differently this time?

YOUR LEAKY FACE Who can see your face? Everyone. Who can't see your face? You.

As you embark upon a difficult conversation, ask yourself, "Have I said what is at the heart of the matter for me? Have I shared what is at stake?" If not, ask yourself why, and see if you can find the courage to try.

You can preface their expression with an admission that you are uncomfortable with these feelings, or that you aren't sure they make sense, but follow that preface by expressing them. Your purpose here is simply to get them out. You can decide what, if anything, to do about them later.

The Identity Conversation looks inward: it's all about who we are and how we see ourselves. How does what happened affect my self-esteem, my self-image, my sense of who I am in the world? What impact will it have on my future? What self-doubts do I harbor?

As you approach these chapters, have this question marinating in the back of your mind: Why is it that when we give feedback we so often feel right, yet when we receive feedback it so often feels wrong?

We Each Know Ourselves Better Than Anyone Else Can.

At heart, blame is about judging and contribution is about understanding.

He must have pressed the wrong button, or several of them, for when the door fretted open he found himself deep underground, with no heart to try again. The corridor was dark, the air heavy with must, the rooms on both sides quiet yet stirring, as though numb people within were digging themselves out.

Cuando le echamos la culpa a las circunstancias, al pasado, a nuestro prójimo o a cualquier evento de lo que nos sucede, estamos desaprovechando una enseñanza que, adecuadamente vista, tiene como razón de ser y objetivo el ayudarnos a quitar un filtro, desembarazarnos de una máscara, resquebrajar una estructura o trascender un prejuicio que nos mantenía encarcelados.