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Carl Jung used a powerful metaphor for personal growth: 'No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell. ' He believed that real growth is not just an upward ascent into light, but a simultaneous descent into the depths of our own experience. He taught that we grow through crisis and conflict, and that our greatest potential often lies hidden within our greatest difficulties. Growth is the painful but rewarding process of self-discovery.
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
"There is no coming to consciousness without pain."
"The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely."
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."
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