One does not become fully human painlessly.
ROLLO MAYOne does not become fully human painlessly.
ROLLO MAYCreativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.
ROLLO MAYReligion is whatever the individual takes to be his ultimate concern. One’s religious attitude is to be found at that point where he has a conviction that there are values in human existence worth living and dying for.
ROLLO MAYThe purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free.
ROLLO MAYCreativity is the process of bringing something new into being. Creativity requires passion and commitment. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness: ecstasy.
ROLLO MAYThe word courage comes from the same stem as the French word Coeur, meaning “heart.” Thus just as one’s heart, by pumping blood to one’s arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function.
ROLLO MAYIt is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way; and we grasp more fiercely at research, statistics, and technical aids in sex when we have lost the values and meaning of love.
ROLLO MAYDoes not the possibility or the power to do something about the situation at hand confer on one the responsibility to do it?
ROLLO MAYCreativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.
ROLLO MAYThe first thing necessary for a constructive dealing with time is to learn to live in the reality of the present moment. For psychologically speaking, this present moment is all we have.
ROLLO MAYMany people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don’t find themselves at all.
ROLLO MAYIf you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.
ROLLO MAYPeople attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.
ROLLO MAYWe define religion as the assumption that life has meaning. Religion, or lack of it, is shown not in some intellectual or verbal formulations but in one’s total orientation to life.
ROLLO MAYA person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.
ROLLO MAYFreedom is man’s capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
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