There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed. To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it.

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.

In order for us to become truly happy, that which we can become, we must become.

Plateau experiencing can be achieved, learned, earned by long hard work.... A transient glimpse is certainly possible in the peak experiences which may, after all, come sometimes to anyone. But, so to speak, to take up residence on the high plateau .... that is another matter altogether. That tends to be a lifelong effort.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.

One can go back toward safety or forward toward growth.