Quotes about Self-reflection

Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.

Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.

It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.

We are the ones who create the messes in our heads. It does not come from outside.

If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you'll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others.

As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure.

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask Gd to give me th courage to mercilessly pluck it out.

The acomodador or giving-up point: there is always an event in our lives that is responsible for us failing to progress: a trauma, a particularly bitter defeat, a disappointment in love, even a victory that we did not quite understand, can make cowards of us and prevent us from moving on. As part of the process of increasing his hidden powers, the shaman must first free himself from that giving-up point and, to do so, he must review his while life and find out where it occured.

Reprogram yourself every minute of each day with thoughts that make you grow. When you're feeling irritated or confused, try to laugh at yourself. Laugh out loud at this woman tormented by doubts and anxieties, convinced that her problems are the most important thing in the world.

He analyses every strategy and asks: what would I do if I had to fight myself? He thus discover his weak points.

There is plenty to do, for each one of us, working on our own hearts, changing our own attitudes, in our own neighborhoods.

The quickest method for understanding and living your purpose, is to ask yourself if you're thinking in loving ways.