The creative act arises out of the struggle of human beings with and against that which limits them.
ROLLO MAYUnderstanding and love require a wisdom that comes only with age.
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The amazing thing about love is that it is the best way to get to know ourselves.
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This personal freedom to think and feel and speak authentically and to be conscious of so doing is the quality that distinguishes us as human.
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A person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.
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Violence arises not out of superfluity of power but out of powerlessness.
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Understanding and love require a wisdom that comes only with age.
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The purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free.
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All people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in this task of life.
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Suffering is nature’s way of indicating a mistaken attitude or way of behavior, and to the nonegocentric person every moment of suffering is the opportunity for growth. People should rejoice in suffering, strange as it sounds, for this is a sign of the availability of energy to transform their characters.
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Beauty is the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace simultaneously.
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Courage is necessary to make being and becoming possible.
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A dynamic struggle goes on within a person between what he or she consciously thinks on the one hand and, on the other, some insight, some perspective that is struggling to be born.
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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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Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they, too, are significant.
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Vanity and narcissism – the compulsive need to be admired and praised – undermine one’s courage, for one then fights on someone else’s conviction rather than one’s own.
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Creativity 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.
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