Self-awareness Quotes

"I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a ‘one size fits all’ standard for happiness."

- Kanye West

"Butterflies can't see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well."

- Sharifah Norhamidah

"Before I do anything I ask myself, ‘Would an idiot do that?’ And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing."

- Dwight Schrute

"A wildfire destroys everything in its path. It will be the same with your powers unless you learn to control them."

- Giovanni

"So, this is my power… but what is my purpose?"

- Mewtwo

"On a good day I think I'm handsome, on an average day I'm average. I'm a man's man so I don't necessarily know how cute we're supposed to be."

- CeeLo Green

"Some people go to bed at night thinking, 'That was a good day.' I am one of those who worries and asks, 'How did I screw up today?'"

- Tom Hanks

"Guard your heart. It holds the keys to your life."

- Thomas Griffin

"Not taking things personally is a superpower."

- Thomas Griffin

"You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot—it's all there."

- Maya Angelou

"Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf."

- Jonatan Mårtensson

"Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to; it’s not for them."

- Joubert Botha

"The key to a healthier life is understanding yourself."

- Alan Watts

"Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf."

- Jonatan Mårtensson

"She lost herself in the trees among the ever-changing trees. She wept beneath the wild sky as stars told stories of ancient times. The flowers grew towards her light, The river called her name at night. She could not live an ordinary life with the mysteries of the universe hidden in her eyes."

- Christy Ann Martine

"A free spirit isn’t a rebel. A free spirit is simply free within oneself, radiating their light up and out to breathe the sweet medicine of new rhythms and roads into an often stagnant world."

- Victoria Erickson

"Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit."

- Shannon L. Alder

"Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You’re not alone."

- Unknown

"Take a deep breath and remember who you are."

- Unknown

"Your humanity is part of your masculinity, not separate from it."

"Asking for help is a sign of self-respect and self-awareness."

"A man’s worth is not measured by his ability to hide pain."

"Manhood is not the absence of emotion, but the ability to feel and still move forward."

"Masculinity is not how loud you speak. It’s how deeply you listen."

"To be a man is to embrace all parts of yourself—the warrior, the healer, and the one who still hurts."

"Don’t compare your life to others. There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon They shine when it’s their time."

"I can hold two opposing feelings at once; it means I am processing."

"Addiction vs. Recovery… Its all about me and what I want vs ‘How can I be of help to others’. Lying, Cheating and manipulating to get what I want vs Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness allow me to get what I need. “I can take care of myself!” vs “ There is something bigger than me.” Rationalise, justify and minimise when I’m wrong vs Owning my part, admitting my faults and trying to grown from them Projecting a false image of myself vs I am no better and no less than anyone else Hide and deny my fears so as not to appear weak vs Acknowledging my fears and limitations and asking for help."

"Addiction isn’t about alcohol and drugs. Its the absence of self. This absence is described as a hole in your soul. You cant love others when you’re empty inside. Recovery peels back the painful layers and heals that hole through connect, honest and hard work. To love one self is the beginning of a lifetime of recovery."

"I accept myself completely."