Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

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"People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, "Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner." I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds."

- Carl Rogers

Awareness

"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."

- Carl Rogers

Balance

"What is most personal is most universal."

- Carl Rogers

Self-awareness

"A person is a fluid process, not a fixed and static entity; a flowing river of change, not a block of solid material; a continually changing constellation of potentialities, not a fixed quantity of traits."

- Carl Rogers

Self-awareness

"Am I living in a way which is deeply satisfying to me, and which truly expresses me?"

- Carl Rogers

Self-awareness

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"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."

- Beauty and the Beast

Balance

"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."

- Catherine Pulsifer

Balance

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

Balance

"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."

Balance

"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."

- Kunio Yaobi

Balance