Awareness Quotes

I am a new universe beginning to expand.

self-awareness: the ability to realize what we are doing as we do it, and understand why we are doing it.

What distinguished him in a moment of crisis was his self-command.

The snowball of selfishness quickly becomes an avalanche.

Ani saw herself clearly in that moment, as a face in darkness gains sudden dimensions in a flash of lightning - a young girl, a silly thing, a lapdog, a broken mare.

[T]he only thing that has power over you is what you can't say, even to yourself.

We take most everything at face value. Otherwise how could we get by?" ~ "The Museum of the Dearly Departed

Why is it so easy to abandon ourselves, and why do we so easily fall into the illusion that this self-abandonment is the only way people will like us?

Peace is just around the corner, the only problem is the world is round! (created this on 9-11-01 after the WTC crash.)

He felt he could not be honest without disappointing everybody he loved.

If you can’t remember when you last basked in your own glow, it means you’re overdue.

It is good to know one's enemy.It is better to know one's self.

The question is not 'Am I a leader?' - the question is 'What kind of leader am I?

Sometimes what you've been looking for, is what you are.

In that hurry to achieve, I've left little time for self-reflection. And I'm not sure I'm ready for it.

Why do we want other people to like us, even if we don't really care about them all that much?

If you have a fight with yourself, who can win?

Our inner wisdom is persistent, but quiet. It will always whisper, but it will never stop knocking at your door.

I will laugh about this one day, I told myself. I will laugh about it with people so clever and sophisticated I can't imagine them properly now.

You learn who you are only by making yourself accountable to the judgment of others.

Understanding who you are is critical for your career advancement. Self-awareness helps you get ahead.

To persevere is one thing, but to push on ignoring your intuition is something quite different. Self-awareness is the practice of learning the difference.

Bad friends are those who make you cry.Good friends are those who understand why you're crying.Best friends are those who do everything to stop you from crying.

No human being can be so honest as to become completely false.

Self-contemplation is a curseThat makes an old confusion worse.

How could a man know the truth of his own soul?

Only through becoming aware of yourself and your limitations can you be transparent with others.

Would he ever come back? He wondered. The water filled his ears with its own rush, and he was comforted by the realization that, in fact, he never left.

In a world filled with liars, some still seem surprised at the lengths to which some will go-yet we fear our own truth & so become numb to our own senses.

Honest self-understanding liberates us from our stuck emotions.

Knowing what environments are a good fit requires a person to know about themselves, in other words, to have self-awareness.

Remember that your role in this experience that we call life is quite significant! Never equate your significance to temporary stuff, or in comparison to others – you’re more than that!~Steele Steele

The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.

We are creatures of habit more than we are creatures of change.

Man is the question he asks about himself, before any question has been formulated. It is, therefore, not surprising that the basic questions were formulated very early in the history of mankind.

Sometimes the heart can hear what the ears do not.

Sometimes the boxes we’re put in fit. Other times, we find ourselves shoved into places too confining for our growing sense of self.

Every book is a revolution. Books are our ticket out of boredom, despair, loneliness—but also ignorance.

Sometimes you just need to know when a fight is best saved for another day when the odds are more in your favour.

Greed robs you of more value than the price of what you've gained.

Let your fear drive you to evolve into greatness.

Some journeys, we must take alone. The caterpillar does not judge itself for craving the cocoon. Do not fear the isolated path. There, you will not be lonely. You will meet yourself.

Sometimes we must forge distance to gauge clarity in our vision and perception.

The greatest freedom in this world is a sense of self detached from appearances so that we may sacrifice today’s comforts for tomorrow’s opportunities.

In knowing you I, discovered my self.

Negativity only breeds more negativity. I wish to not allow it to enter my heart and not for it to take harbour. It may make itself a home and never leave.

Get acquainted with your shadow, or find yourself surprised when a crisis emerges.

And I have wondered often, was I master in my soul, or did I become the slave of my own blade?

I am openly prideful, secretly judgemental, and cowardly in conflict.

The rough must always accompany the smooth. Without one or the other one learns nothing about oneself.