Awareness Quotes

I know too well how slowly we edge along sideways to every thing good & brilliant in our lives & how casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.

We have to change the world to fit us, not the other way around.

The enemy is within, and within stays within, and we can’t get out of within.

Peacefully and lovingly accepting who we are today requires honestly looking at our past.

The journey of growth, search for the secret has always been within, the simpler we make it, the better it gets.

Don't look shy if you wear rag and people gag, many are in the grave wearing skeleton, and you should even be happier for wearing a skin without clothes.

We can't control on how each day will fall, but we can control how we fall into each day. Learn to make adjustments to match the circumstances.

....it struck her that that perhaps everyone had the ability to see themselves in others. Even in the rocks. Even in the roses.

Being impeccable is not going against yourself. When you are impeccable, you take responsibility for your actions but you do not judge or blame yourself.

Self-awareness happens when we become aware of other people, things and places around us and how we are all connected.

Fear is an excellent motivator.

It is not until you learn to look at yourself, through the truth of who you are, that you can look at someone else.

I’ve never been bothered with my conduct. I’ve only been bothered by people that don’t get it correct when they gossip about me.

I'm going to stay a little uptight and anxious.

I am obviously not a patient person.

Be your own self. Love what YOU love.

You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself.

...some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home they know not.

Conviction is having the mindset to never doubt your self-understanding

A GOOD man values his INTEGRITY and CHARACTER. NEVER deal with one that has no SELF RESPECT!

The fraud part of me was always there, just as a puzzle piece, objectively speaking, is a true piece of the puzzle even before you see how it fits.

Seek within, for the answer cannot be found without.

Self awareness is only powerful when knowledge is understood and applied, only then can it manifest into true wisdom!

The pursuit of historical relevance is an under appreciated endeavor.

To really know who you are, your core self, you need to know who you are pretending to be and who you are not, and the way to heal is the same way to grow in awareness.

Going to see plays isn't what you people should do. Try looking at yourselves a little more often and see what gray lives you all lead. How much of what you say is unnecessary.

It's like there was a fellow in every man that's done a-past the sanity or the insanity, that watches the sane and the insane doings of that man with the same horror and the same astonishment.

It would always be my burden, not that I lacked genius, but that I was fully aware of it.

Balance is the key to a long and happy life.

To know yourself is to know where you're from

Take pride in what you do & let the quality of your work be your signature

The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does.

What the government wants is something they never had before. They want total awareness. The question is, is that something we should be allowing?

Have good sense, smell the scents, and you will have more cents

Self-awareness is not the same thing as self-approval, any more than imagination is the same thing as day-dreaming.

A degree of self-awareness is extremely valuable... I hope I have that going forward.

Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity.

Mindfulness is not entering into another planet. It is making you good at what you do. It is restoring your link to the source of life.

The most admirable quality among people is when we pause and think of something to say, without ripping others to shreds (even if they deserved it).

The quality of our lives is determined by the focus of our attention.

Never make decisions when you are super angry or super excited. When the emotional center is at the Peak the logical awareness is at the bottom!!!

Dont lower your standards for anyone or anything. Self respect is everything.

it’s a lifetime process to figure out how to fill your soul.

The background of samsara is bliss

We breathe our deepest during sleep. When we are in the state of full rest. We are able to be.

The seer does not see, by choice, what the blind can see by default... from within.

When you forget about your self consciousness for a moment, you forget about your true self, your real you and your true purpose for a moment

They will call you crazy once you stop living someone else’s dream and start living your own.

Through practising body scan awareness meditation, we can greatly reduce the detrimental effects of stress and make our working lives pleasant and enjoyable.

Christ awareness is imperative."~R. Alan Woods [2013]