We Must Become What We Wish To

Fully To Surrender To Love Can Be Terrifying. But It Is The Price Life Asks In Exchange For The Possibility Of Ecstasy.

To Accept Struggle As Part Of Life, To Accept All Of It, Even The Darkest Moments Of Anguish; To Be Motivated By Love Rather Than Fear, By Confidence Rather Than Insecurity: These Are The Benchmarks Of High Self-esteem. The Wish To Avoid Fear And Pain Is Not The Motive That Drives The Lives Of Highly Evolved Men And Women; Rather, It Is The Life Force Within Them, Thrusting Toward Its Unique Form Of Expression-the Actualization Of Personal Values.

If We Do Not Believe In Ourselves- Neither In Our Efficacy Nor In Our Goodness- The Universe Is A Frightening Place.

For The Rational, Psychologically Healthy Man, The Desire For Pleasure Is The Desire To Celebrate His Control Over Reality. For The Neurotic, The Desire For Pleasure Is The Desire To Escape From Reality.

The First Step Toward Change Is Awareness. The Second Step Is Acceptance.