10 Timeless life lessons from Carl Jung

Wise words from the famous Philosopher

Carl Jung is well-known around the world as the brilliant psychiatrist and psychotherapist who established analytical psychology. His works and words have had a huge impact on the world today and will continue to do so for a long time. And because I have learned so much from this fantastic man, I wanted to share 10 of his many lessons with you.

1. Every human life contains a potential.

“Every human life contains a potential, if that potential is not fulfilled, then that life was wasted…”

2. The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”

3. The greatest problems of life are not meant to be solved; they are meant to be outgrown.

“The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.” — Carl Jung

4. We are not what happened to us, we are what we choose to become.

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ~ Carl Jung

5. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.