“He was to assume the burden of his journey, its pain and solitude. No one else, parent or tribe, could spare him that journey lest they also steal his capacity to fight for and achieve his full potential.” GrowthPsychologyJourneyPotential Book:Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men Source: Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men
“Doubt is a profound and effective spiritual motivation. Without doubt, no truism is transcended, no new knowledge found, no expansion of the imagination possible. Doubt is unsettling to the ego and those who are drawn to ideologies that promise the dispelling of doubt by preferring certainties never grow.” SpiritualMotivationFoundGrowsGrowthImaginationDoubtPromiseEgoProfoundIdeologyCertaintyExpansionTruismNew KnowledgeDispelling Author:James Hollis
“The capacity for growth depends on one's ability to internalize and to take personal responsibility. If we forever see our life as a problem caused by others, a problem to be 'solved,' then no change will occur.” IfsProblemGrowthAbilityResponsibilityForeverOur LivesDependsCapacityPersonal Responsibility Book:The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife Source: The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife