Quotable Quotes: Anna Freud
by Miki Saxon
Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund, followed in her father’s footsteps only her focus was children. Her insights, however, apply to people of all ages.
She reminds us to look first to ourselves, instead of others, when the going gets tough, “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.”
She warns that while dreaming is enticing, it lacks substance and will not sustain us, “In our dreams we can have our eggs cooked exactly how we want them, but we can’t eat them.”
She teaches no matter how well we plan, we shouldn’t ignore the things outside it, “Sometimes the most beautiful thing is precisely the one that comes unexpectedly and unearned.”
She chides us for our outlandish expectations, “If some longing goes unmet, don’t be astonished. We call that Life.”
And, finally, she provides hope, “Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.”
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