Creativity is a characteristic given to all human beings at birth.

Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.

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.

You must want to be first-class ...meaning the best, the very best you are capable of becoming. If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you'll be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life. You will be evading your own capacities, your own possibilities.

I can feel guilty about the past, Apprehensive about the future,but only in the present can I act.The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

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

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.