Carl Jung phrases for your personal growth

As people who are in constant movement and change, we never stop learning. Everything supposes a growth for our personal development: joys, sorrows, mistakes, loves, heartbreaks, etc. But it is true that sometimes this growth has quite high costs for our mood and motivational state.

That is why we present you a series of Carl Jung quotes, Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist founder of the school of analytical psychology.

Phrases about personal growth

• "You are what you do, not what you say you are going to do": How many times do we stay in the "what if" ...? There are many plans that revolve around our head and that we verbalize, but then, for various reasons, we do not put into practice. This phrase reminds us that we must do what we say we will do, because otherwise it will be of no use.
• "Everything depends on how we see things and not on the way they are in themselves": We give all reality our interpretation according to our personality, character and experiences and not everyone should see the same thing in the same way and form as you. For this reason, you have to be somewhat more empathetic and think that we are not all the same or see the same things. It is the perception we have of something that will determine our way of acting.
• "I am not what happened to me, I am what I chose to be": Whatever happens to you, it is up to you to take it one way or another.
• «Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks out, dreams; who looks inside, wakes up »: This phrase tells us to take into account what we feel with our heart, which tells us what we really want and long for. It also refers to time for ourselves, for meditation and self-knowledge.
• "Everything that irritates us about others leads us to an understanding of ourselves": When faced with someone who irritates us, it is easy to lose our nerves and let anger flow, that is why we have to be able to have self-control and not let anything that other people do or say influence us to that point.

• “Those who learn nothing from the unpleasant facts of life force the cosmic consciousness to reproduce them as many times as necessary to learn what the drama of what happened teaches. What you deny submits you, what you accept transforms you »: The thing about tripping over the same stone twice, and / or more ... Who hasn't happened to it?
• "What you resist persists": According to this phrase, it is better to let things flow and accept them and cope with them as they come… Do not run away from problems, overcome fears, etc.
• «Depression is like a lady dressed in black. If she arrives, do not expel her, rather invite her as one more guest at the table and listen to what she has to say »: Good life lessons are also learned from depression and every sensation and feeling that we are feeling at a given moment must be given attention.
• "Do not hold back those who move away from you, because then those who want to get closer will not come": We don't have to force anyone to stay by our side. Whoever really loves us will be there whenever we need him, and whoever isn't, because the sooner we have him away, the better than better to be able to take care of whoever really loves us.
• "Life not lived is a disease from which one can die": In life, bad times come alone and without calling them (usually). That is why the good ones have to be looked for… We have to live, do what we like, fill our time with good people and activities that fill us up and bring us positive things. Having a life, which is a gift, and not taking advantage of it as it deserves, can lead to feelings of loneliness and frustration in the long run.

We hope that these phrases and conclusions make you think and that you take advantage of them if you need them right now.