We fear our highest possibilities. We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments, under conditions of great courage. We enjoy and even thrill to godlike possibilities we see in ourselves in such peak moments. And yet we simultaneously shiver with weakness, awe, and fear before these very same possibilities.

If both the physiological and the safety needs are fairly well gratified, then there will emerge love and affection and belongingness needs, and the whole cycle already described will repeat itself with this new centre. Now the person will feel keenl

It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.

The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.

We fear our highest possibility. We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments.

The test of a man is: does he bear apples? Does he bear fruit?

Whereas the average individuals "often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are," self-actualizing individuals have "superior awareness of their own impulses, desires, opinions, and subjective reactions in general."