When A Religion Or Ideology Becomes Dominant,

However, A Good Life Consists Of More Than Simply The Totality Of Enjoyable Experiences. It Must Also Have A Meaningful Pattern, A Trajectory Of Growth That Results In The Development Of Increasing Emotional, Cognitive, And Social Complexity.

Control Over Consciousness Cannot Be Institutionaliz Ed. As Soon As It Becomes Part Of A Set Of Social Rules And Norms, It Ceases To Be Effective In The Way It Was Originally Intended To Be.

Jane Fonda, Who Divided Her Life Into Three Acts, Decided After Her Sixtieth Birthday That She Was Now Facing The Final Act, And Came To The Following Conclusion: "i Thought To Myself, Well If That's The Case And If What I'm Scared Of Isn't Death, But Getting To The End With Regrets, Then I've Got To Figure Out What Would Be The Things That I Would Regret When I Got To The Last Act If I Hadn't Done Them Or Achieved Them By Then. And They Were: Having An Intimate Relationship And Having Made A Difference."

For Better Or Worse, Our Future Will Be Determined In Large Part By Our Dreams And By The Struggle To Make Them Real.

Take Charge Of Your Schedule. Make Time For Reflection And Relaxation.