Quotes About Awareness

Instead of habitual, automatic reactions, our words become conscious responses based firmly on awareness of what we are perceiving, feeling, and wanting.

Don't just do something, stand there.

I scream nonviolently by calling attention to my own desperate needs and pain in the moment.

I'd suggest the best time to interrupt is when we've heard one word more than we want to hear.

And I want him to know the subtle, sneaky, important reason why he was born a human being and not a chair.

What is the life that is going on in me at this moment?

Anger is a result of life alienated thinking that is disconnected from needs. It indicates that we have moved up to our head to analyse and judge somebody rather than focus on which of our needs is not being met.

When we address a group without being clear what we are wanting back, unproductive discussions will often follow. However, if even one member of a group is conscious of the importance of clearly requesting the response that is desired, he or she can extend this consciousness to the group.

After having acknowledged that you choose to do a particular activity, get in touch with the intention behind your choice by completing the statement, I choose to … because I want ….

observing without evaluating is the highest form of human intelligence.

We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.

Anger is a result of life-alienating thinking that is disconnected from needs. It indicates that we have moved up to our head to analyze and judge somebody rather than focus on what we are needing and not getting.

What some of us call lazy some call tired or easy-going, what some of us call stupid some just call a different knowing, so I've come to the conclusion, it will save us all confusion if we don't mix up what we can see with what is our opinion. Because you may, I want to say also; I know that's only my opinion. —Ruth Bebermeyer

Let's shine the light of consciousness on places where we can hope to find what we are seeking.

When he was troubled, he consulted no one. He knew by the light of faith that God was present, and he contented himself with directing all his actions to Him. He did everything with the intent to please God, and did not worry about consequences. "Useless thoughts spoil everything," he said. All trouble began there. We ought to let go of such thoughts as soon as we are aware of them.

He said that we should establish ourselves in a sense of God's Presence by continually communing with Him.

Though not often discussed, there is a split of sorts in the meditating world—namely, between concentration and mindfulness techniques.

We can't admit that we need to change—either because we're unaware that a change is desirable, or, more likely, we're aware but have reasoned our way into elaborate excuses that deny our need for change.

The simplest tool I know to finding fulfillment is being open to fulfillment.

Feedback—both the act of giving it and taking it—is our first step in becoming smarter, more mindful about the connection between our environment and our behavior. Feedback teaches us to see our environment as a triggering mechanism. In some cases, the feedback itself is the trigger.

Your people are changing constantly and it's right in front of your eyes. If you don't change accordingly, you may as well be managing with your eyes wide shut. That's the most unforgivable prejudice of all.

Why wouldn't you? You have a plan. A plan is a good thing. At that moment, you are functioning as a leader. But later on in the same day, with little to no awareness, you assume a different role. You become the follower, the person who has to execute the leader's wishes. As

Not all of us require a violent life-threatening knock on the head to change our behavior. It only seems that way.

We think we control our environment but in fact it controls us.