Recall how often in human history the saint and the rebel have be the same person. (p. 35)
ROLLO MAYThe hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one’s own convictions – not obstinately or defiantly
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Creativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.
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There is an energy field between humans. And, when we reach out in passion, it is met with an answering passion and changes the relationship forever.
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In my clinical experience, the greatest block to a person’s development is his having to take on a way of life which is not rooted in his own powers.
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All our feelings, like the artist’s paints and brush, are ways of communicating and sharing something meaningful from us to the world.
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Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one’s death.
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It is well to remind ourselves that anxiety signifies a conflict, and so long as a conflict is going on, a constructive solution is possible.
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This is what makes heroism so important: it reflects our own sense of identity and from this our own heroism is molded.
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When we are dealing with human beings, no truth has reality by itself; it is always dependent upon the reality of the immediate relationship.
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People only change when it becomes too dangerous to stay the way they are.
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Forge in the smithy of your soul.
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Freedom is man’s capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
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Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.
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The 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.
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Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
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Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.
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