Quotes about Awareness

The loss of something that is never thought of, felt, or sought for when lost is not a loss at all.

Often we are not aware of how close we are to that which we need but we think we do not have. In His grace, God has placed some hidden gold somewhere in all of us that meets our need at a desperate moment.

WONDER IS ONE OF THOSE "POSSESSIONS" THAT NEEDS DISCIPLINED GUARDING AND THOUGHTFUL GUIDING.

I am well aware that objects are nearer than they appear and should be handled with care. These

they have ears, but cannot hear

We miss the roses and see only the thorns. We take for granted the warmth of the sun and get depressed by the frequency of the rain or the snow. We ignore the sounds of life in a nursery because we are preoccupied with the sounds of sirens responding to an emergency.

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.1 So said the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

The hallmark of conversion is to see one's own spiritual poverty. arrogance and conceit ought to be inimical to the life of the believer. A deep awareness of one's own new hungers and longings is a convincing witness both to God and God's grace within.

Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees takes off his shoes. The rest sit round and pluck blackberries. 1806-1861 BRITISH POET

in this wonderful human brain of ours there has dawned a realization unknown to the other primates. It is that of the individual, conscious of himself as such, and aware that he, and all that he cares for, will one day die. Fig. 2.2 — Neanderthal Burial This recognition of mortality and the requirement to transcend it is the first great impulse to mythology.

That is a greeting which says that the god that is in you recognizes the god in the other. These people are aware of the divine presence in all things.

The public hero is sensitive to the needs of his time.