“I have no opposition at all to technology. I think technology is a wonderful thing that has to be used thoughtfully, and we can't just assume that every bit of new technology improvesthe quality of life; it's really in how the technology is used. What I am very disturbed about is this trend of everything happening faster and faster and faster and there being more and more general noise in the world, and less and less time for quiet reflection on who we are, and where we're going.” ThinkingWorldUsedBitsQualityTechnologyWonderfulQuietHappeningsReflectionAssumingThings HappenNoiseFasterWho We AreOppositionTrendsWonderful ThingsQuality Of LifeDisturbedNew TechnologyQuiet Reflection Author:Alan Lightman
“Parenting is a profoundly reciprocal process: we, the shapers of our children's lives, are also being shaped. As we struggle to beparents, we are forced to encounter ourselves; and if we are willing to look at what is happening between us and our children, we may learn how we came to be who we are.” IfsLooksMayChildrenProcessStruggleIdentityWillingHappeningsOur ChildrenEncountersWho We AreReciprocal Author:Augustus Napier
“Whatever happens on the surface, it's leading us in a direction. That beautiful core within us that is our character will make choices that will inevitably leads us to a higher understanding of who we are and why we're here. And it's best to be aware of that while it's happening.” CharacterHappensBeautifulChoicesUnderstandingHigherHappeningsSurfaceCoreWho We AreWhatever Happens Author:Richard Bach
“Politics, nature, and what is happening all over the world is important to who we are and where we live.” WorldImportantHappeningsWho We Are Author:Ziggy Marley
“Because we are not separate and we are a strand in the web of this existence, there is nothing about us - which includes who we are and what we do - that is not happening perfectly.” ExistenceHappeningsWho We AreStrands Author:Bryan Kest
“A lot of people think this is a goodie two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrating who we are. I learned at my mother's knee it's better to appreciate what's happening... I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes.” PeopleThinkingKindTwoSometimesMotherTalkingHappeningsNegativeAppreciateShoesComplainingTendenciesCelebrateKneesWho We Are Author:Betty White