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“By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.”

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Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis, born on September 27, 1913, and died on July 24, 2007, was a renowned American psychologist. He founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which has had a profound impact on the field of psychotherapy. more

“Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word, the kind of word that comes with flashing lights and an exclamation point! One of Merriam-Webster's definitions of "fun" is "violent or excited activity or argument." The very word makes me want to sit in a dimly lit room with lots of pillows-by myself.”

“The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a presence online and then extend these relationships into the real world.”

Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Introverts tend to internalize problems. In other words, we place the source of problems within and blame ourselves. Though introverts may also externalize and see others as the problem, it's more convenient to keep the problem "in house." Internalizers tend to be reliable and responsible, but we can also be very hard on ourselves.”

May Hard Problem House Source Responsible Blame Introvert Convenient

Book:Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

Source: Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“True healing comes from owning and accepting all of life's energies within ourselves....When they are allowed to be expressed, they take their places as important facets of our nature. There is no split between 'good' and 'bad.'”

Important Energy Healing Accepting Splits Introvert Good And Bad Facets

Book:Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living

Source: Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living

“Justice and I became friends, though we were opposites in many ways - he was extroverted, I was introverted; he was lighthearted, I was serious.”

Way Justice Leader Serious Opposites Introvert Introverted

Author:Nelson Mandela

“I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.”

Long Running School Leader Discipline Distance Enjoyed Introvert Long Distance School Life Distance Running Long Distance Running

Author:Nelson Mandela

“The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.”

May Painting Fine Majority October Fine Day

Author:John Dyer

“I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the issues under discussion, evaluate the arguments, see the calibre of the men involved.”

Thinking Men Wanted Leader Issues He Man Involved Argument Discussion Spokes Introvert Observers Evaluate Participants

Author:Nelson Mandela

“I feel self-repressed again. The old fall disease. Where is my willpower? The idea of a life gets in the way of my life...I dream too much, work too little.”

Way Feels Littles Ideas Self Dream Fall Too Much Disease Introvert Willpower Repressed Too Much Work

Author:Sylvia Plath

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