Man has his future within him, dynamically alive at this present moment.

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.

We can consider the process of healthy growth to be a never ending series of free choice situations, confronting each individual at every point throughout his life, in which he must choose between the delights of safety and growth, dependence and independence, regression and progression, immaturity and maturity.

I may say that B-love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. It gives him a self-image, it gives him self- acceptance, a feeling of love-worthiness, all of which permit him to grow. It is a real question whether the full development of the human being is possible without it.

Self-actualizing people must be what they can be.

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

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.