A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.
ROLLO MAYPeople only change when it becomes too dangerous to stay the way they are.
More Rollo May Quotes
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It 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.
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Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.
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Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it’s conformity.
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The 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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Fortunately, however, we no longer have to argue that self -love is not only necessary and good but that it also is a prerequisite for loving others.
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One central need in life is to fulfill its own potential.
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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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Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. … One person with indigenous inner strength exercises a great calming effect on panic among people around him.
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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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Beauty is the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace simultaneously.
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The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt.
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People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.
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Courage is necessary to make being and becoming possible.
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Creativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.
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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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