“Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow. Awareness of others is a healthy antidote to this self-focus.” WorldSelfWholeProblemSeemsGrowsFocusAwarenessWallHealthySizeWhole WorldPityShrinksAntidoteSelf PityAbsorptionSelf AbsorptionAwareness Of Others Author:Kevin Malarkey
“But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have to engage.” MovingPayAttentionAwarenessActiveObservationPay AttentionPassiveAbsorption Book:Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Source: Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
“Mindfulness is a state wherein one is totally aware in any situation and so always able to respond appropriately. Yet one is aware of being aware. Mindlessness, on the other hand, or "no-mindness" as it has been called, is a condition of such complete absorption that there is not vestige of self-awareness.” Has BeensSelfStatesHandsAbleSituationConditionsAwarenessMindfulnessSelf AwarenessAbsorption Author:Philip Kapleau
“I admire self-awareness more than probably any other quality, and I think in terms of what qualities are "good" in a person, it's a mostly subjective opinion, so I can't see a reason to think that self-absorption is inherently a bad thing.” ThinkingPersonsI CanSelfReasonTermQualityOpinionAwarenessSelf AwarenessAdmireBad ThingsSubjectiveAbsorptionSelf Absorption Author:Marie Calloway