Self actualization is the oxygen for the soul. Brian Johnson More Quotes by Brian Johnson More Quotes From Brian Johnson Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not 'expect' from you. Brian Johnson independent trying past Where I lived, it was a cold mining place, a village called Dunston. The only time you saw a Rolls-Royce was when somebody died. Brian Johnson cold village saws Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE. Brian Johnson treasure practice needs Live. Love. Smile. Hug. Laugh. Dream. Do. Create. Have fun. Be intense. Be audacious. Be unreasonable. Act impeccably. Breathe. Be you. Be different. Brian Johnson dream fun motivational They’d say, ‘If you play the record backwards, you can hear evil things like 'grrrr!'’ and I would think, ‘Geez, I didn’t know the devil sounded like that. I thought he was coherent like the rest of us.’ Brian Johnson evil play thinking If people have a passion for anything they tend to get quite good at it. Brian Johnson passion wise people Follow Your Bliss. Not someone else’s idea of your bliss. Not what you think should be your bliss. Not what you think would impress the crowd or appease the family. Your BLISS. What truly gets you giddy. Brian Johnson crowds ideas thinking I strongly believe that nothing is more spiritual than living at our highest potential while serving others. I believe that the more closely aligned we are to "spirit" the more fully we will give ourselves in service to the world. As such, my "spiritual path" is the path that leads me to a more complete manifestation of my unique Bodhisattvic duties. Brian Johnson unique spiritual believe Live at your highest potential-moment to moment to moment... When do we feel most alive? When we're being ourselves-our highest selves. Brian Johnson alive self motivational The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old. Brian Johnson four people years A metallurgist is someone who can look at a platinum blonde and tell whether she's virgin material or a common ore. Brian Johnson blonde common looks I'm an out and out basic man and AC/DC are one of the best rock'n'roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know. Brian Johnson rocks band men People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they're nothing again. Brian Johnson good-luck people years If you look at the life of Jesus, that's an example of true worship. You know look at the stories, if you want to learn about real worship read Matthew through John. Seriously. You just read it and you will see the true level. You see when Jesus is in the boat and the storm comes when it comes and the winds are blowing and Jesus is sleeping in the boat and the disciples are freaking out. And Jesus wakes up and says "What you guys got is a problem, no?" and he commands the seas to be calm that's true worship. Brian Johnson real sleep jesus We see this as a test of their ability to face reality. Brian Johnson tests faces reality If we want happiness, I think we should follow classic Greek wisdom and live with areté. The word directly translates as 'excellence' or 'virtue,' but has a deeper meaning — something closer to 'expressing the highest version of ourselves.' When we're showing up fully moment to moment, there's no room for regret/anxiety/disillusionment, just a whole lot of happiness. Here's to getting our areté on! Brian Johnson meaning-something regret thinking Perhaps the most important ingredient in my work... is my brain - particularly the right brain... the free spontaneous side, and the left brain, which is careful and methodical. Brian Johnson important brain thinking I've learned what works and what doesn't, which gives me confidence. Brian Johnson ive-learned confidence giving Painting is so much more than the materials. Brian Johnson painting materials All the other stuff without love? Not worth a whole lot. Love starts with ourselves and needs to be approached like anything else we want to master-with a lot of diligent studying and practicing! Brian Johnson want motivational needs
