The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge

by Beatrice Chestnut

voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again,

One of our deepest unconscious patterns is the false belief that we already know ourselves well enough to understand why we think, feel, and act the way we do. I will argue that, in fact, we don’t; and that thinking we do know who we are is part of the problem.

we all experience a lessening of consciousness as an attempt to buffer ourselves from the pains and discomforts of everyday life.

wanting to stay comfortable, resist change,

and do what’s easiest, even if that means not asserting yourself or falling asleep to your own priorities as a way of getting along with others.