Scott Peck
Scott Peck
Morgan Scott Peckwas an American psychiatrist and best-selling author, best known for his first book, The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978...
hard-work grace growth
Sickness begets chaos, which, through hard work and a touch of grace, leads to growth and resurrection.
children giving discipline
Good discipline requires time. When we have no time to give our children, or no time that we are willing to give, we don't even observe them closely enough to become aware of when their need for our disciplinary assistance is expressed subtley.
suffering virtue constructive
There is no virtue inherent in un-constructive suffering.
falling-in-love love-is elude-us
Falling in love is not an act of will. It is not a conscious choice. No matter how open to or eager for it we may be, the experience may still elude us. Contrarily, the experience may capture us at times when we are definitely not seeking it, when it is inconvenient and undesirable.
god goal growing
God wants us to become himself or herself or itself. We are growing toward Godhood. God is the goal of evolution.
god thinking years
I can remember years ago sitting on my bed and suddenly thinking, "I am God."
god home belief
Although I was raised in a profoundly secular home, I had a belief, an awareness of God, from as far back as I can remember.
life thinking catholic
Some Catholics have a concept I very much admire: the Sacrament of the Present Moment. It suggests that every moment of our lives is sacred, and that we should make of each moment a sacrament. Were we to do this we would think of the entire world as diffused with holiness. Wherever we might be would be a holy place for us, and we would see the holy, even sainthood, in everyone we encounter.
body firsts spirit
To heal your body, you must first heal your spirit.
moving community sphere-of-influence
I am dubious as to how far we can move toward global community-which is the only way to achieve international peace-until we learn the basic principles of community in our own individual lives and personal spheres of influence.
children parent quality
The time and the quality of the time that their parents devote to them indicate to children the degree to which they are valued by their parents. . . . When children know that they are valued, when they truly feel valued in the deepest parts of themselves, then they feel valuable. This knowledge is worth more than any gold.
discipline problem solve
With total discipline we can solve all problems.
disease causes deals
We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.
stranger states let-me
Let me simply state that it is wrong to regard any other human being, a priori, as an object, or an 'It.' This is so because each and every human being - you, every friend, every stranger, every foreigner - is precious.