Rollo May Quotes about Joy

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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.

Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.

Rollo May

Emotional, Goal, Joy

Rollo May (2009). “Man's Search for Himself”, p.67, W. W. Norton & Company

Joy is the effect which comes when we use our powers.

Rollo May

Joy, Use, Effects

There is a curiously sharp sense of joy - or perhaps better expressed, a sense of mild ecstasy - that comes when you find the particular form required by your creation.

Rollo May

Joy, Creation, Form

Rollo May (1994). “The Courage to Create”, p.122, W. W. Norton & Company

Now, I believe in life, and I believe in the joy of human existence, but these things cannot be experienced except as we also face the despair, also face the anxiety that every human being has to face if he lives with any creativity at all.

Rollo May

Believe, Creativity, Joy