“To become a person does not necessarily mean to be well adjusted, well adapted, approved of by others. It means to become who you are. We are meant to become more eccentric, more peculiar, more odd. We are not meant just to fit in. We are here to be different. We are here to be the individual.” WellsMeanPersonsDoeDifferentIndividualDifferencesFitWho You AreIndividualityOddBeing YourselfMeant To BePeculiarAdjustmentFittingEccentricBeing DifferentAdaptedApprovedIndividual Differences Author:James Hollis
“The only requisite to entry into the Middle Passage is to have discovered that one does not know who one is, that there are no rescuers, no Mommy or Daddy, and that one's fellow travelers will do well to survive themselves.” KnowsWellsDoeMiddleFellowsPassagesTravelerDaddyEntryFellow TravelersMiddle Passage Author:James Hollis
“In the second half of life, the questions become: 'Who, apart from the roles you play, are you? What does the soul ask of you? Do you have the wherewithal to shift course, to deconstruct your painfully achieved identity, risking failure, marginalization and loss of collective approval?' No small task.” DoeSoulPlayCoursesAsksLossHalfRolesIdentityTasksCollectivesApprovalMarginalization Author:James Hollis