I do enjoy Carl Jung's poetic turn of phrase.
Kierkegaard said that the greatest hazard of all is losing oneself — dangerous because it occurs so quietly. To be fully ourselves, then, is a thunderous feat. It is to resist the inertia of comfort and conformity and half-lived lives; to engage in the deliberate, demanding act of self-authorship rather than assuming a role that has already been wr... See more
“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s” - Carl Jung
It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future—sub specie aeternitatis.
Viktor E. Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning
Such a precept confronts him with life’s finiteness as well as the finality of what he makes out of both his life and himself.
Viktor E. Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning
Jung differentiates the first and second halves of life, with the first being largely focused on developing an identity to succeed in the world. As adolescents we explore different social groups and activities, internalizing aspects of these things to form an identity. Our identity often relates to what music we listen to, how we dress, our hobbies
... See moreJude Star • The Paradox of Pursuing Happiness: Insights from Depth Psychology
Carl Jung once wrote, "The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of a diminution of personality." Eventually the costs become too high. The person at the end of this task realizes that there is a spiritual hunger that's been unmet, a desire to selflessly serve some cause, to leave some legacy for others.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.
– Carl Jung