Who but you knows your inner state, so who but you can change it? – Vernon Howard what we are Only we can be our own masters. To be so, we must know self. Knowing self means we understand our proclivities, our insecurities and fears, our longings, our self-deception plus more! It’s a journey that … Continue reading Why Self-Knowledge Is Key…
Self-knowledge is the discovery from moment to moment of the ways of the self, its intentions and pursuit, its thoughts and appetites. – Krishnamurti why? Why should we care about self-knowledge? As we become conscious of self we realize that something’s going on! Life is going on, and we are an integral part of it. … Continue reading What Is Self-Knowledge?
The goal of the curriculum is … “Know thyself.” a course in miracles mind training A Course in Miracle’s stated goal is to help train our mind and to gently guide us to self-knowledge. Who or What am I? Through 365 daily practical lessons and a large tome that makes up the Text, the Course … Continue reading [acim] Now Know Thyself…
Watch the tendency to characterize others so that we can justify our thoughts about them. – NamasteNow! justifying self “He didn’t acknowledge the help I gave him, therefore I don’t have to do this new thing for him’. That’s how the logic runs in our minds. We justify our thoughts about another so that we … Continue reading How We Justify Self…
This above all: to thine own self be true. – Polonius, Hamlet, William Shakespeare mother of all quotes! This is indeed the grand daddy of all quotes. It succinctly encapsulates all that we, as humans, need as a reminder, and as direction in our lives. what it means To me the quote means that we … Continue reading True To Self… (Next quote on Monday April 5th!)
When you make a choice, you mobilize vast human energies and resources which otherwise go untapped. If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want. – Robert Fritz First you must understand what is best for your future self and for those who you … Continue reading Don’t limit yourself…
We know what we are, but not what we may be. – Shakespeare, Hamlet self knowledge? We don’t know what we are either. We live according to a certain concept of what we are and we apply a similar standard to others. We think we know what others are and then paint them with the … Continue reading What’s Our Potential?