Sublime

Every age has its own collective neurosis, and every age needs its own psychotherapy to cope with it.

from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

“Et lux in tenebris lucet”—and the light shineth in the darkness.

Above all things, my life goal is to live a life of love and service.

The experiences of camp life show that man does have a choice of action. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. Man can preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom, of independence of mind, even in such terrible conditions of psychic and physical stress.

I learned two of my most important phrases in any therapeutic encounter: I hear you say… and Tell me more. I also learned how to read my patients’ body language and how to use my own body to communicate my unconditional love and acceptance. I don’t cross my arms or my legs—I open myself. I make eye contact, I lean forward, I create a bridge between

At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence.

everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.