Nothing you don't already know: Remarkable reminders about meaning, purpose, and self-realization

by Alexander Den Heijer

The most harmful road is not the road with the toughest obstacles, but the road that’s heading in the wrong direction.

It takes time, commitment, and continuous effort to keep a fire burning.

Set up your environment in a way that’s supportive of your growth. Try to get rid of useless distractions.

Don’t let yourself get too comfortable.

Sometimes the best way to change ourselves is to change our environment.

many of us are constantly trying to live up to an image that other people may find important.

Changing is not the problem; letting go of your resistance to change is.

It’s the hesitation to make a decision that consumes our energy, not the decision itself.

It’s not the mountain in front of us that we must overcome; it’s the hurdle within ourselves.

Happiness is not found at the finish line. There isn’t even a finish line.

Fear is just a sensation in our body. We can feel it, but we should not become it.

Just let it come when it comes, and let it go when it goes.

Comfort has never stimulated someone to grow and evolve. Comfort is addictive.

if we stop growing, we start dying.

Love is not an emotion; it’s a way of being.

One of the keys to connection is authenticity. It’s hard to connect to those who are putting on an act, hiding behind a mask.

If we are able to let go of everything that we are not, we may eventually realize what we are;

To realize ourselves, we must first learn to be our own authority. This means we must challenge the ideas that are thrown upon us by our family, culture and society.

If we seek to realize ourselves, we may sometimes have to isolate ourselves for a while. It’s hard to get to know our inner voice if we’re constantly influenced by the voices of others.

the mind itself is the prison. We can escape by realizing that we are not our thoughts, we are not even the thinker. We are only the witness.

that is the dance of life, to increase our individuality while simultaneously increasing our connectedness with others.

Acceptance doesn’t mean passivity. It just means we don’t argue with reality; we don’t resist the truth of what is.

Can you remember the last time you spent hours doing nothing without feeling the urge to do something? Aspire to be that person again.