#psychology

When a love-relationship is at its height there is no room left for any interest in the environment; a pair of lovers are sufficient to themselves ↗

— Sigmund Freud

#psychiatry #psychoanalysis #psychology #love

Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#compassion #fear #love #psychology #spirituality

In the therapeutic process based on awareness, there exists no ”I" – it just exists a presence, a light, a love and a silence. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#ego #love #meditation #presence #psychology

Psychological motivation is the desire to change relations between two points, and so psychology is the study of equations with two unbound variables. ("America: Three Audiences") ↗

— William S. Wilson

#psychology #change

When you change the way you look at a thing, the thing you look at changes. ↗

— Wayne Dyer

#spirituality #change

It's not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most adaptable to change. ↗

— Charles Darwin

#evolutionary-psychology #mindset #science #change

When one has let go of that great hidden agenda that drives humanity and its varied histories, then one can begin to encounter the immensity of one's own soul. If we are courageous enough to say, "Not this person, nor any other, can ultimately give me what I want; only I can," then we are free to celebrate a relationship for what it can give. ↗

— James Hollis

#individuation #jungian-analyst #relationships #courage

Families can also be divided into subgroups with different values, perspectives, and and communication styles, even if a subgroup consists of only one individual. ↗

— David Bedrick

#david-bedrick #dr-phil #family-relationships #individuality #love-based-psychology

Death releases the energy into air. If a true catastrophe is looming, the disturbance becomes such that a sensitive individual may become highly troubled by it. He may be aware exactly when and where it will occur. He may see an aura around people who are soon to die. Or he may see images of the disaster beforehand... ↗

— Jed Rubenfeld

#freudian #psychology #death

We must keep in mind that only a part of memory can be translated into the language-based packets of information people use to tell their life stories to others. Learning to be open to many layers of communication is a fundamental part of getting to know another person's life. ↗

— Daniel J. Siegel

#language #memory #neuropsychology #communication