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

by Alexander Den Heijer

Have you ever considered the fact that you wouldn’t have a sense of identity if you had never met someone else?

You are only an extravert compared to an introvert.

One is that we can learn more from people who disagree with us than from those who agree with us.

it’s not just about the people we meet and the stories we share; it’s about getting to know ourselves in a different way as we are seen through the eyes of others.

You’ve been waiting for a moment that may never happen. The realization that this moment may never happen, is the moment you’ve been waiting for.

We are in desperate search of the ultimate answer, thinking that one day we will find it and all of our problems will be solved.

What if you would realize that the future you dream of might never find its way to you? Would you stop waiting for it, and start creating it?

Life is not a race to be finished; it’s a dance to be danced.

Life is happening right now. We’ve got one shot. Taste the thrill of life. Have the full experience.

The point of living isn’t to arrive at the future; it’s to arise in the present.

To live our lives trying to avoid mistakes is one of the biggest mistakes we can make.

Inspiring people recognize their mistakes, admit them, fix them, and learn from them.

They aim for excellence, not perfection. They accomplish, not because they don’t fail but because they keep on trying.

Ultimately, it’s not the mistakes that matter; it’s our ability to learn from t...

Everything we don’t face today, we postpone to the future. This is how our thoughts about the future become terrifying.

Whatever we postpone, we some day have to face. And even worse, by putting things off, they grow in size. If we learn to deal with whatever life throws at us in the present moment, we build a sense of confidence and power.

Now is always the right time to deal with life. Face it. Look life straight in the eye and just know that there may be things that you don’t want to face, but there is nothing that you cannot face.

We increase suffering by trying to run from it. We release suffering by learning to live with it.

‘The best way out is always through.’

If we want to live without fear, or any other emotion, we must first learn to live with it.

“The cure for the pain is in...

In the end, people who are afraid of life are actually just afraid to experience the...

The release of our suffering is found in the unconditional acceptance of it.

Social media owe a big part of their success to the human craving for validation, and it seems like we have forgotten what it means to have true confidence.

Confidence is about being who you truly are with all your imperfections because you are not so concerned about what others think of you; you are more concerned about what you think of yourself.

The insecure compete against other people, while the confident compet...

Being confident doesn’t mean we have to show everyone how good we are; it means that we know we are enough with...

Dive deep into your fear. Face it. Embrace it. Make friends with it. This doesn’t mean you will no longer have fear; it m...

most courageous people are not those who are never afraid, but those who are not afraid of feeling afraid.

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

Just witness your fear, allow it, and release it. See it as a friend that gives you useful signals, but never make it your master.

It has been said that change is the only constant in life.

Comfort has never stimulated someone to grow and evolve.

Change may bring challenges, but with every challenge comes an opportunity to grow and evolve.

Whenever change finds its way into your life, do you worry about the things that you may lose, or do you look forward to all the possibilities that it may bring?