Alertness Quote by David Whyte Download Open image “Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity.” — David Whyte ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Alertness Alertness is Discipline Familiarity Inspirational
Each of us has a huge capacity to learn and to achieve. Being ever alert makes the task of becoming all we are capable… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
When we aren't alert, we miss opportunities to improve ourselves. We should always watch for circumstances or situations that can help or harm us… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Anxiety checks learning. A feeling of well being and respect stimulates an alert mind. — Eda LeShan Copy Share Image
It seems important to find ways of reminding ourselves that most "familiarity" is meditated and delusive. — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely,… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“The poet lives and writes at the frontier between deep internal experience and the revelations of the outer world. There is no going back… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
I returned to poetry as a more precise way to describe the world, more precise than science. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
What if the world is holding its breath - waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill? — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“It is not the thing you fear that you must deal with, it is the mother of the thing you fear. The very thing… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Heartbreak is our indication of sincerity: in a love relationship, in a work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the attempt to… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
The frail, vulnerable sounds of which we are capable seem to be essential to a later ability to roar like a lion without scaring… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
A good poem has its own life. It's like bringing a child into the world. You, the poet, birthed the child, but the child… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“Work, like marriage, is a place you can lose yourself more easily perhaps than finding yourself. It is a place full of powerful undercurrents,… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
The moment you’ve uttered the exact dimensionality of your exile, you’re already turning towards home. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“...wanting soul life without the dark, warming intelligence of personal doubt is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.” — David Whyte Copy Share Image
It's my contention that there is no sincere path a human being can take without breaking his or her heart...so it can be a… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions.... Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
The same is the case when you enter a womb, enter into a fresh body, and start the journey of desires. But if you… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Forgiveness feels most dramatic when some ancient pattern of self-punishment collapses in a torrent of tears. But it is just as effective when practiced… — D. Patrick Miller Copy Share Image
When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely,… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen.… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
What we must remember, however, is that preservation of liberties does not depend on motives. A suppression of liberty has the same effect whether… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness. — Sivananda Copy Share Image
Exercise is really for the brain, not the body. It affects mood, vitality, alertness, and feelings of well-being. — John Ratey Copy Share Image
