“The natural wish and impetus to feel oneself to be an individual, to be special, includes standing out more than anyone else.” FeelsIndividualWishNaturalSpecialStandingOneselfStanding OutImpetus Author:Roger Housden
“Some of us have the good fortune of some type of natural gift, whether it's playing tennis or painting or writing.” WritingNaturalPaintingTypeFortuneTennisGood FortuneNatural Gifts Author:Roger Housden
“Struggle has a natural place in our life, but the fight or flight syndrome is often false struggle. There are times for that but we can have that reaction in areas of our life where it's not successful. Areas that concern existential issues or qualities of life - like meaning or purpose or love. These things actually come to us more as we let go of struggling to achieve them.” PurposeFightingNaturalQualityStruggleIssuesSuccessfulOur LivesAchieveLetting GoAreasConcernReactionsFlightExistentialQuality Of LifeSyndromes Author:Roger Housden
“If we're trying to get the perfect house, the perfect relationship or the perfect job, it's likely there's some kind of fear driving us beyond the natural wish to improve. It's really the refusal to acknowledge that life - including ourselves - is simply not perfect.” IfsTryingKindJobsHouseWishNaturalPerfectIncludingDrivingAcknowledgeRefusalNot PerfectPerfect RelationshipPerfect Job Author:Roger Housden