In my experience, middle-class Americans do not feel at ease around poor people. Even people of high ideals who care about the needy experience discomfort in the presence of the needy themselves. —Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman More about this quote Tags: poverty class discomfort Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I spent a week at a Buddhist monastic retreat, where I sat silently for hours at a time in an uncomfortable position trying to shatter my ego. Why bother? Two minutes with my wife and kids does the same thing. —Brian Koffman More about this quote Tags: humor silence ego discomfort Buddhism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
This is how we reveal ourselves: these tiny flashes of discomfort, the reactions we can't hide. —Christina Lauren More about this quote Tags: discomfort self-revelation Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. —M. Scott Peck More about this quote Tags: truth discomfort answers searching renewal Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email