Quotes about Self-awareness

You cannot buy or win happiness. You must choose it.

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.

When you can really be who you are and find out where you fit and function from a place of comfort, then you stop working. You stop wrestling.

Most relationship issues are solved with one thing: setting boundaries. See the problem for what it is, set a boundary, and follow through despite how hard the person tries to break the boundary and how much it hurts to hold fast.

The vast majority of us go to our graves without knowing who we are. We unconsciously live someone else's life, or at least someone else's expectations for us. This does violence to ourselves, our relationship with God, and ultimately to others.

Life is not a matter of creating a special name for ourselves, but of uncovering the name we have always had.

If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.

The degree to which you recognize and engage your own shadow is the degree to which you can free others to face theirs.

It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.

I understand why many people who call themselves Christians are not excited about grace. If you think your environment is your problem, you won't esteem grace, but once you admit that you're your biggest problem, you will celebrate the grace that rescues you from you.