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Identity Quotes

    “In what areas of your life are you rigid about your identity? Chances are, these are the same areas in your life that generate the most stress and conflict.”

    Mark Manson

      “Every time you find yourself irritated or angry with someone, the one to look at is not that person but yourself. The question to ask is not, ‘What’s wrong with this person?’ but ‘What does this irritation tell me about myself?’”

      Anthony de Mello

        “Trying to force a wild human brain into precise, professional boxes is one of the reasons we’re so overwhelmed in the first place.”

        Aytekin Tank, Automate Your Busywork (Page 137)

          “Consider the difference between saying ‘I am sad’ and ‘I feel sad.’ Similar as those two statements may seem, there is actually a profound difference between them. ‘I am sad’ is a kind of self-definition, and a very limiting one. ‘I feel sad’ suggests the ability to recognize and acknowledge a feeling, without being consumed by it. The focusing skills that are part of mindsight make it possible to see what is inside, to accept it, and in the accepting to let it go, and, finally, to transform it.”

          Daniel J. Siegel, Mindsight

            “And see all sights from pole to pole,
            And glance, and nod, and bustle by;
            And never once possess our soul
            Before we die.”

            Matthew Arnold

              “None of us is just one thing. We are not monodimensional creatures; we are rich combinations of the infinitely varied archetypes. Each of us is part heroine or hero and part coward, part parent and part child, part saint and part thief. It is in learning to identify these great archetypal motifs within ourselves, learning to honor each one as a legitimate human trait, learning to live out the energy of each in a constructive way, that we make inner work a great odyssey of the spirit.”

              Robert A. Johnson, Inner Work (Page 34)

                “It isn’t necessary to struggle to be like someone else, for by being one’s own self one stands on the surest ground. We realize that to know ourselves completely and to develop all the strengths that are built into us is a lifetime task. We don’t need to make an imitation of someone else’s life. There is no further need for pretensions, for what is already ours is riches enough, and far more than we ever expected.”

                Robert A. Johnson, Inner Work (Page 12)

                Inner Work [Book]

                  By: Robert A. Johnson

                  Book Overview: A practical four-step approach to using dreams and the imagination for a journey of inner transformation. In Inner Work, the renowned Jungian analyst offers a powerful and direct way to approach the inner world of the unconscious, often resulting in a central transformative experience. A repackaged classic by a major name in the field, Robert Johnson’s Inner Work enables us to find extraordinary strengths and resources in the hidden depths of our own subconscious.

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                    “Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.”

                    Shakti Gawain