163 Quotes by Hugh Prather

Do I avoid looking a stranger in the eyes because I don't want to make him uncomfortable, or do I turn my eyes so he can't look into me?

If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write.

I sometimes react to making a mistake as if I have betrayed myself. My fear of making a mistake seems to be based on the hidden assumption that I am potentially perfect and that if I can just be very careful I will not fall from heaven. But a 'mistake' is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, a reminder I am not dealing with the facts. When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.

No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves

Egos clash. That's the nature of egos.Treat these outbursts as sneezing fits.

Next time I will ...""From now on I will ..."- What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there's something else I would rather be doing. In this way boredom can act as an invitation to freedom by opening me to new options and thoughts. For example, if I can't change the activity, can I look at it more honestly?

It's not that we fear the place of darkness, but that we don't think we are worth the effort to find the place of light.

Sometimes I doubt and sometimes I believe. And I like not making myself believe when I am doubting, and not making myself doubt when I am believing. Surely neither God nor Accident need my consistency.