What Are Some of Your Most Important Personal Insights?

[Saitama Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Saitama]

We all have those thoughts that change our view of the world,which then go on become key parts of our schemas, vantage points for us to consider new ideas and revisit old ones.

What ideas have you come up with that changed the way you think? How have they influenced your life?

[FossilHead Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close FossilHead]

I am not sure that I can claim to have come up with too many original "ideas" that changed my way of thinking......

If you're asking about principles or philosophies to live/improve by, then that would be different

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

Not an original idea but after more than 40 years in the business world, I found that listening to customers needs and wants and providing product/services (mine or a competitors) that meet those needs is more effective and satisfying than offering what I feel is more important or profitable.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Most of my personal insights and thought that have changed me are quite negative, which I guess has helped me in some ways, but done mostly wrong to me. I guess even something wrong changes your life in ways you didn't expect, sometimes for the better, as weird as that sounds.

[someone_like_u Retired ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close someone_like_u]

Def. not original, but my biggest thing to live by is to simply stay in my own lane and not worry or "compete/compare" with others. I'm not living their life and they're not living mine, and it's ok to be/think differently.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

1) Follow the sun and leave the clouds behind.

2) There is more God in you than you in you.

[Addiction Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Addiction]

Quotes from one of my social media profiles, the very last one is the one that I treasure the most.

• Whatever the mind of man can conceive, and believe, it can achieve
• The only constant is change
• If you think you can do it, or think you can't do it, either way, you are right
• For every time I point my finger, there is always 3 fingers pointing back at myself
• It's rather easy to live, but difficult to feel alive
• Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power
• It's the journey, not the destination, that really matters
• Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional

[Frog Senior Member Member of the Month March 2017 Find all posts View Profile Close Frog]

Frogs Personal Insight:

After having disappointment after disappointment in my life...

An acquaintance (not even a close friend) suggested I read a book called "Conversations with God an uncommon dialogue". This book put to words ideas that I had tumbling around in my head for years. This book helped me put together and understand that my disappoints were mostly because, I had put unfair expectations on those around me. The expectations I placed on myself were never a problem. I always (most of the time) fulfilled my own expectations. Who the hell did I think I was having expectations from others for my own happiness? Think about it....

My favorite quote " To thine own self be true" ~ Shakespeare. I like being me! The opinions and emotions I share on this forum, are those of the woman I am everyday. I leave some people scratching their heads, some laughing, some gasping in disbelief, some despising me and some are left head over heals. Be yourself and you will be happy!

Have a fabulous day everyone!
Frog

[2hung4life Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 2hung4life]

Everything ends, either through death or dissolution. There is no shame on grief, it's a normal human reaction to loss, but it's irrational, and it helps to know it. Because you might get your perfect wife and form a good family, but it will end, either through death or dissolution. You might get your perfect penis, but it will end too.
This sounds depressing, and discouraging, but it can be liberating (some people say it leads to the ultimate liberation) if you look at it through the right lens.
Schopenhauer it's a great read if somebody's interested, you can get some of this through Theravada Buddhism or Heraclitus.
I normally don't talk about this, because it's counterproductive to a lot of people, but oh well, it's the thread topic, lol.

[somebodyelse Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close somebodyelse]

i've got a few, but I have to remember them.

One that I pass forward from hearing before is, "There's no point in whining about how long it'll take to accomplish something. The time will pass anyway."

[jockinthebox Retired Moderator Member of the Month May 2015PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close jockinthebox]

Hmm...finding peace & recovery from many "ex" relationships is difficult, but I've always found solace in the following:

"While you're BITCHING at me....you're leaving SOMEONE ELSE ALONE"!

On the surface, THIS^^^perhaps seems retaliatory & superficial; but with proper consideration, I find it quite profound, and "comforting" actually!

[FossilHead Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close FossilHead]

If something is truly worth doing, then it is worth doing well

[Tamora Retired Super Moderator Member of the Month Aug 2015 PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Tamora]

Learn to be comfortable in your own skin...faults and all. Have the mindset of "I'm okay...it's the others!"

Oh...and most importantly...DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN!

[MarchSalami Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MarchSalami]

My grandpa always taught me to mind my own business. If you stop worrying so much about others and focus on doing your best everyday life will be better!

This was imprinted in me as a child when we would bicker or compare each other as kids. But his words have stayed with me and I seek comfort in them when my minds is over-thinking things or worrying about things that are beyond my control.

[dukenukem8 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dukenukem8]

When I finally accepted being a bisexual atheist, it changed alot of my views. I'm pretty sure they're obvious if you think about it.