A person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.
ROLLO MAYPeople only change when it becomes too dangerous to stay the way they are.
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The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face.
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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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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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The mature person becomes able to differentiate feelings into as many nuances, strong and passionate experiences, or delicate and sensitive ones, as in the different passages of music in a symphony. Unfortunately, many of us have feelings limited like notes in a bugle call.
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Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
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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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People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.
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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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Freedom does not come automatically; it is achieved. And it is not gained in a single bound; it must be achieved each day.
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Forge in the smithy of your soul.
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Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable.
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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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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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People only change when it becomes too dangerous to stay the way they are.
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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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