My feeling is that the concept of creativeness and the concept of the healthy, self actualizing, fully human person seem to be coming closer and closer together, and may perhaps turn out to be the same thing

In a word, to perceive an object abstractly means not to perceive some aspects of it. It clearly implies selection of some attributes, rejection of other attributes, creation or distortion of still others. We make of it what we wish. We create it.

No psychological health is possible unless this essential care of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by himself.

What does 'happy' mean? Happiness is not a state like Vermont.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

To make the growth choice instead of the fear choice a dozen times a day is to move a dozen times a day towards self-actualisation.

Secrecy, censorship, dishonesty, and blocking of communication threaten all the basic needs.