Quotes about Self-reflection

In order to truly forgive oneself, one must either explicitly or implicitly acknowledge that one's behavior was wrong and accept responsibility or blame for such behavior. Without these elements, self-forgiveness is irrelevant and pseudo self-forgiveness becomes likely.

When we stay stuck in the unhappy story of what we have done we deny ourselves the gift of transformation. Learning from our past is not the same as being held hostage by the things we have done. At some stage we must let go of the past and begin again.

Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many others may commit a large number of faults, slight and grievous, and remain unrepentant.

I don't fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.

If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?

We need to decide how we want to be treated. Then we need to begin treating others in that manner.

The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.

If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for weeks.

English heart surgeon Martyn Lloyd-Jones asserted, "Most unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself rather than talking to yourself.

THE QUESTION I MUST ASK MYSELF: DO I TREAT OTHERS BETTER THAN THEY TREAT ME?

When an archer misses the mark he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.

The most important person you ever talk to is yourself, so be careful what you say. The most important person you will evaluate is yourself, so be careful what you think. The most important person you will love is yourself, so be careful what you do.