B-Real Quotes
We truly can reconfigure how we see ourselves and reclaim the love for ourselves that we’re innately capable of.
Although love is often depicted as starry-eyed and sweet, love for the self is made of tougher stuff.
When we believe a wounding story, our whole world is diminished.
If you say I hide things because I'm shy, that can't be right. I've finally realized it's for a different reason-- that I don't want to see the darkness that lies in my heart
New Testament gospels are traditionally accorded a cultural sanctity and lofty regard completely out of line with their literary worth.
Most people, solidly frozen into long-held, common notions, are unable to grasp clearer views.
It is vital to see not only what Christianity asserts, but where its precepts came from – how they evolved from primitive, superstitious metaphysical claims into “Gospel Truth”.
The only difference between holding one god as exclusive or supreme and believing in many gods specialized in function is the number.
In terms of idols which represented various gods: worshipping an idol or star cluster is no different than worshipping a concept.
You encounter, at its core, a subjective Reality, one based on meaning and value reflective of your own Self, not an objective universe, cold, particle-based and indifferent as science projects.
Various visionaries through time came to see with some degree of clarity that Oneness, that intrinsic connection between Self and experienced Reality.
Josephus is the first historian to make note of Jesus having even existed – and that happened six full decades after his death.
That means 19 or 20 of the books of the NT (New Testament) are anonymous. Many are blatantly pseudepigraphic (forgeries, see next section), with famous names applied to artificially promote veracity.
The gospels, never meant to report, butrather to convince, are in no sense objective and dispassionate biographies. They are glowing accounts meant to persuade people of the writers’ convictions.
People say: 'Let the facts speak for themselves'
For the first few months I went round in a linguistic fog. Often I only realized what someone had said minutes or even days or weeks afterwards.
When something's fallen apart as many times as usI can't put it back together, it's not the same
I'm a seeker who writes about what I find. And maybe, on just the right day, I can help you flatten your learning curve. If I've got anything to say, it's this: you are the authority on you.
We build this country ourselves every day and we have to be, in the most positive sense, totally unreal.
It was tempting to take refuge in feelings of British superiority, although I disliked myself for it and hoped it didn't show.
The American Club was for those who preferred to have dinner at six and brunch on a Sunday and avoid the stress of dealing with Greeks and their language.
Concepts such as loving kindness should never be used as weapons against our real feelings.
It was my first dead body and I waited for the appropriate feelings. I didn't know what feelings to expect, which was worse than realising that I had none.
Moments don’t last forever, but their memories do.
Somehow I get the idea that being whole is about being perfectly consistent. I'd rather we be perfectly honest.
Self-manipulation is our medication. Mythology is our drug. The only cure is honesty.
Having kids is not the same as being a parent.
When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even knowing it, which leads to conflict.
As parents we have a tendency to overprotect
It was a beautiful lie that they had all been telling themselves—that you could have magic without monsters.
The greatest challenge on the Web in the twenty-first century is to connect with your target audience in a way that enriches both them and you.
Inside of each of us is greatness let us treat those around us as if they are much more than they appear. Let us treat each other with kindness and respect.
Clothing and features fade with time. I am happy with who I am today, and I am happy with who I will be tomorrow.
...and they all lived as happily as they allowed themselves to be.
If the shoe doesn't fit - break it!
Being a good loser helps build character, provides valuable lessons, and helps you become mentally prepared for your next challenge.
Your life is determined by the sum of the choices that YOU make.
If a conversation is not working, then you need to make a different choice. Stop what you are doing & do something different.
People who have suffered understand pain and are often the best at helping others.
Like any good Englishman, he detests emotions and prefers a healthy dose of denial and tea.
Communication without a specific focus is just noise. It achieves little beyond taking time and energy.
You can’t live an unhealthy lifestyle and expect a healthy outcome.
It is beautiful in a picture to wash the disciples’ feet
If you stop focusing on all the reasons why you can’t do it, you just may surprise yourself to see what you can do.
The combination of realizing our distinctiveness along with our unity is seeing interdependence.
Awareness is about improving social intelligence. If you can’t see, hear, or feel the dynamics of a conversation, you can’t manage them.
Where are there lots of colors, Colton?" "In Heaven, Dad. That's where all the rainbow colors are!