“The natural wish and impetus to feel oneself to be an individual, to be special, includes standing out more than anyone else.” FeelsIndividualWishNaturalSpecialStandingOneselfStanding OutImpetus Author:Roger Housden
“When we turn our gaze to the inside, it becomes difficult to locate this familiar sense of self. To overcome that fear we need to feel special in some way.” WayNeedsFeelsSelfTurnsDifficultSpecialOvercomingFamiliarSense Of Self Author:Roger Housden
“The more we enter our own gifts, the more we feel that sense of proportion. In that sense, I think our life lies in the fulfillment of those potentialities, whatever they may be.” ThinkingFeelsMayLyingOur LivesFulfillmentProportion Author:Roger Housden
“I certainly spent many years in my early life chasing all over the globe for meaning and purpose. I'd feel like I'd found it, then it would fade away again.” FeelsYearsPurposeFoundFadesGlobesChasingFade AwayEarly Life Author:Roger Housden
“When we're fully engaged in the present moment, no matter what we're doing, the question of meaning never seems to arise. It's because we feel fulfilled and that is inherently meaningful.” FeelsMatterMomentsSeemsNo Matter WhatMeaningfulAriseEngagedPresent MomentFulfilled Author:Roger Housden
“If you allow yourself to fully feel the life you're in - not conceptually, but viscerally in the present moment - then that is inherently meaningful.” IfsFeelsMomentsMeaningfulPresent Moment Author:Roger Housden
“This question of love begins and ends with the willingness to be welcoming to one's own experience as a loving action towards oneself. It may be dark, it may be light, it may be joyous, it may be sorrowful, but it's your experience, and therefore, your life. As we have that kind of loving response towards our own life, then life itself in terms of the outside world, begins to feel different.” WorldFeelsKindMayDifferentEndsLightActionTermDarkLove IsResponseOneselfWelcomeWillingnessJoyousOutside WorldSorrowful Author:Roger Housden