Wes Jackson Quotes

Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world.

Now I know that this energy within me is seeking more than the mate or the profession or the religion - more even than pleasure or power or meaning. It is seeking more of me; or better, it is, thank God, releasing more of me.

You nourish your soul by fulfilling your destiny.

Progress, in the sense of acquisition, is something; but progress in the sense of being, is a great deal more. To grow higher, deeper, wider, as the years go on; to conquer difficulties, and acquire more and more power; to feel all one's faculties unfolding, and truth descending into the soul,--this makes life worth living.

Regarding the psychological, your goal must not be "I need to lose X pounds" but "I'm going to regain my identity," whether as an athlete, a conservative, a sexual being, a together person, whatever.

The need of man to wholly realize himself is the only fixed star.

I think people are really looking for some way whereby we can grow our souls rather than our economy.

Aspire not to have more, but to be more.

The basic work of health professionals in general, and of psychotherapist s in particular, is to become full human beings and to inspire full human-beingness in other people who feel starved about their lives.

Self actualization is the oxygen for the soul.

Self-realization is a comedown from salvation, but still gives us something to hope for.

The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.

Happiness is... the grace of being permitted to unfold... all the spiritual powers planted within us.

Be patient with the boys - you are dealing with soul-stuff.

Anytime we feed soul, it guarantees increase.

Spiritual process is not for the dead or the dying; it is for the living who want to become fully alive in all dimensions of life.

God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the more fulfilled we will be.

My definition of success is "the fulfillment of your soul's purpose."

Education in the true sense is helping the individual to be mature and free, to flower greatly in love and goodness. That is what we should be interested in, and not in shaping the child according to some idealistic pattern.

A single day spent doing things which fail to nourish the soul is a day stolen, mutilated, and discarded in the gutter of destiny.

maybe there is more to a person than a body and a mind. maybe something else figures into the mix— not a soul, exactly, but a spirit that hints you might one day be greater, stronger than you are now. a promise; a potential.

God uses his Word, people and circumstances to mold us. All three are indispensable for character development. God's word provides the truth we need to grow, God's people provide the support we need to grow, and circumstances provide the environment we need to grow.

I am really proud of the development of the people on my team as they grow in purpose; they like what they see in the mirror.