72 Quotes by Kilroy J. Oldster about Personal-growth
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A humble person realizes that they do not know everything and demonstrates the ability to inspect their own behavior free of egotistical distortions in order to prompt growth.
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With endless pharmacological supplies at our fingertips, we do not need to penetrate the motives behind our actions, feelings, transgressions, dreams, and phobias. High on chemical substances we can remain stagnated in an infantile mental state. Without introspection, we foreclose ourselves from gaining the insight that allows us to navigate adulthood’s ceaseless demands.
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Writing about the self to spur intellectual growth or attain a teardrop of emotional salvation is akin to a fish attempting to construct a net that will capture itself.
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Personal growth requires a person to be grateful for their personal strength and ability to endure the cyclical seasons of life, or the seven-act play that Shakespeare referred to as our stage.
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The ego with its protective defense mechanisms is the biggest impediment to attaining spiritual growth.
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The great beauty of life is its mystery, the inability to know what course our life will take, and diligently work to transmute into our final form based upon a lifetime of constant discovery and enterprising effort. Accepting the unknown and unknowable eliminates regret.
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A person must never live a lie. We free ourselves to live a full life by discovering the courage to face our illusions and live a true life.
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Self-improvement begins by recognizing personal faults.
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A person begins to live a moral life when they cease asking what life will provide them and begins to determine what he or she expects from oneself.
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