“ A restless human heart always seeks to increase personal understanding and works to attain excellence. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ It is wisdom to know who you are, but not to the point of excluding who you might become. James Rozoff
“ The act of writing involves documenting and studiously examining interactions of all aspects of the self, the environment, and culture. Writing is an illustrious act of self-expression. Writing resemb… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbi… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Unerring solitude forces a person to confront their morality and aloneness. Solitude makes personal confession possible. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ A person can only see their shadow if they awaken their eclectic soul. Self-understanding commences by admitting to the shadowy presence of the primordial unconsciousness. The unconscious mind is a ma… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Reading and writing are solitary activities that increase a person’s capacity for concentration, awareness, and conceptual thought as the person weaves immediate information with stored memories. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We gain knowledge about the interworking of our personal mind through observation of the external world and personal introspection. Contemplation requires a degree of stillness, the willingness to con… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Narrative writing represents a personal attempt to quantify and understand the psychological singularities behind the author’s personality traits as delineated by winnowed list of formative life exper… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We employ our personality, what we know, think, and believe, in order to interpret the world, making self-understanding a critical act because it establishes the baseline for our philosophical and int… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ In absence of consciousness, human beings would merely be animated material objects. Without the synergistic impact of consciousness, free will, and perception of a cohesive self, which act to direct… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing is an exhausting and demoralizing task that destroys human conceits. Writing an elongated series of personal essay opens a person’s mind to explore paradoxes and discover previously unrealized… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing allows a person to explore both physical reality and the internal workings of their mind. Writing places us in touch with our unconsciousness. Writing purposefully, applying the white heat of… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We discover part of our true self only by conspicuous inspection of the depths of our conscience. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Self-questioning – an effort to get in touch with our essential self – is an endless stream of thought. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing is an exemplary means to make contact with the whole of the self. What ultimately makes up the self is a collation of personal knowledge derived from physical, mental, and emotional experience… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing about the self to spur intellectual growth or attain a teardrop of emotional salvation is akin to a fish attempting to construct a net that will capture itself. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Writing is mental exercise and the preeminent method to train the mind to achieve a desirable state of mental quietude. Meditative writing, a single pointed concentration of mental activity, induces a… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again. Writing is an act of self-affirmation. Each time that we place our thoughts onto… Kilroy J. Oldster
