Quotes about Awareness
It is decreed by a merciful Nature that the human brain cannot think of two things simultaneously . . .
— Arthur Conan Doyle
Each step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.
— Henepola Gunaratana
Life is not entertainment. Life is not distraction.
— Henri Nouwen
He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in remembering the past
— Henry David Thoreau
I perceive that we inhabitants of New England live this mean life that we do because our vision does not penetrate the surface ofthings. We think that that is which appears to be.
— Henry David Thoreau
I've been a story-teller all my life but I realized it only recently.
— Isabel Allende
I think the first thing to do is to be aware that you can choose what you're thinking about and that your life is going down the path that you're thinking.
— Joel Osteen
I said "Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody.
— Lily Tomlin
Hope to sin only in the service of waking up.
— Alice Walker
Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I have found that the most significant experiences of our lives rarely come when we're expecting them and oftentimes when we're not even paying attention.
— Richard Paul Evans