To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling. Logic can tell you superficially where a path might lead to, but it cannot judge whether your heart will be in it.
Jean Shinoda BolenRead
To be a soulful person means to go against all the pervasive, prove-yourself values of our culture and instead treasure what is unique and internal and valuable in yourself and your own personal evolution.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A soulful person values their individuality over societal expectations.
This quote emphasizes the importance of nurturing one's inner self and unique qualities rather than conforming to external pressures for validation. It suggests that true worth comes from personal growth and authenticity, encouraging individuals to cherish their own evolution instead of seeking approval through societal norms.
Themes
SoulfulIndividualityPersonal EvolutionAuthenticityValues
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a personal development workshop to encourage participants to embrace their uniqueness.
More from Jean Shinoda Bolen
All quotes →Over the years I have come to believe that life is full of unchosen circumstances, that being human has to do with the evolution of our individual consciousness and with it, responsibilities for choice. Pain and joy both come with life. I believe that how we respond to what happens to us and around us shapes who we become and has to do with the psyche or the soul's growth.
Jean Shinoda BolenRead
Syncronistic meetings are like mirrors that reflect something of ourselves. If we want to grow spiritually, all we have to do is take a good look. Synchronicity holds the promise that if we want to change inside, the patterns of our external life will change as well.
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