I have frequently seen people become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life. They seek position, marriage, reputation, outward success of money, and remain unhappy and neurotic even when they have attained what they were seeking. Such people are usually confined within too narrow a spiritual horizon. Their life has not sufficient content, sufficient meaning. If they are enabled to develop into more spacious personalities, the neurosis generally disappears. C.g. Jung
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When you are seeking a mate, a good job, or any other goal for yourself, it is important to make sure that you are looking for the right thing. You must be clear on your goals and find what they will take to achieve them. There are many things that can keep people from finding these goals. Inadequate answers to the questions of life, limiting the scope of their lives, and a narrow view of how to achieve their goals can all block opportunity from emerging.

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