Alter | 85 Jahre (verstorben) |
Beruf | Psychologe, Psychotherapeut, Schriftsteller |
Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 21. April 1909 |
Geburtsort | Ada, Ohio, U.S. |
Todesdatum | Samstag, 22. Oktober 1994 |
Todesort | Tiburon, California |
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Beschreibung | Rollo Reece May war ein US-amerikanischer Psychologe und Vertreter der Existenziellen Psychotherapie, eines Zweiges des humanistischen Psychologie. |
Depression is the inability to construct a future.
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
