“I am always impressed by the fact that even the tiniest amount of being listened to, the barest suggestion of the possibility of kind treatment, can bring such an immediate rush of emotion. I think this is because we are almost never really listened to. In my work as a psychologist, I am reminded every day of how infrequently we are heard, any of us, or our actions even marginally understood. And one of the ironies of my "listening profession" is its lesson that, in many ways, each of us ultimately remains a mystery to everyone else.” ThinkingWayKindFactsActionEmotionHeardMysteryPossibilityListeningAmountLessonsUnderstoodRemainsProfessionIronyTreatmentImpressedSuggestionsOur ActionsPsychologist Book:The Sociopath Next Door Source: The Sociopath Next Door
“I had wondered for a long time why God had preferences and why all souls did not receive an equal amount of grace [...] Jesus saw fit to enlighten me about this mystery. He set the book of nature before me and I saw that all the flowers He has created are lovely. The splendor of the rose and whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. I realized that if every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness and there would be no wild flowers to make the meadows gay.” IfsLittlesLongBookSoulWould BeWantedJesusLosesSimpleSawsGraceMysteryFlowerAmountFitGayEqualLong TimeSpringRoseI RealizedTinyLovelyCharmScentPreferenceVioletEnlighteningLiliesSplendorMeadowsDaisiesLovelinessWhiteness Author:Therese of Lisieux
“There's no huge mystery. If you dig up huge amounts of carbon, huge amounts of ancient biology, hundreds of millions of year's worth of ancient biology, and flush it into the atmosphere in a matter of decades, then it stands to reason that we're going to have enormous effects, and now we can see those effects all around us.” IfsYearsMatterReasonMillionsMysteryEffectsHugeAmountAncientDecadesEnormousAtmosphereBiologyCarbon Author:Bill McKibben
“In desire, there must be some small amount of tension. And that tension comes with the unknown, the unpredictable. You can close yourself off at home and say, "Whew, at last I'm in a place where I don't have to worry," or you can keep yourself open to the mystery and elusiveness of your partner.” HomeLastsDesireWorryMysteryAmountPartnersTensionUnpredictableLosing YourselfSmall AmountsElusiveness Author:Esther Perel
“I've done an incredible amount of painters. It's an area, for me, where there's more mystery left. I've photographed so many musicians, I've been in studios so often, I know the whole process. The mystery's gone from it. I think it's important to keep mystery into our lives. There's a longing connected with it.” ThinkingKnowsImportantDoneWholeLeftProcessGoneOur LivesMysteryAmountMusicianAreasLongingIncrediblesStudiosConnectedPainter Author:Anton Corbijn
“The number one issue that Ocean Mysteries has opened my eyes to is, no matter where you are, whether you're on a beach in Hawaii, you're diving in the Pacific, you're in a remote archipelago, or you're in the middle of nowhere - I am blown away and sobered and crushed, emotionally crushed, by the amount of marine debris, of garbage, that is now in our ocean.” MatterEyeNumbersIssuesMysteryMiddleAmountOceanBeachWhere You AreHawaiiMarineGarbageCrushedPacificDivingBlown AwayDebrisMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Jeff Corwin
“Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.” Life IsAnswersMysteryAmountAdultsDenyEnormousSettlingRock N RollJust Live Author:Bruce Springsteen