The emotional reaction in the peak experience has a special flavor of wonder, of awe, of reverence, of humility and surrender before the experience as before something great.

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

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self-realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.

False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment , anger and hopelessness.

Love, safety, belongingness and respect from other people are almost panaceas for the situational disturbances and even for some of the mild character disturbances.

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.