It's important to ask yourself, How am I useful to others? What do people want from me? That may very well reveal what you are here for.
James HillmanJust stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being. I think it's the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it's right here.
James HillmanPsychotherapy makes every problem a subjective, inner problem. And that's not where the problems come from. They come from the environment, the cities, the economy, the racism. They come from architecture, school systems, capitalism, exploitation. They come from many places that psychotherapy does not address. Psychotherapy theory turns it all on you: you are the one who is wrong.
James HillmanThe word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control?
James Hillman