Abraham Maslow

 This grandfather of self-actualization psychology published his research and theory over 50 years ago, so it is not like my philosophy of individuation is all that unique. I was much influenced by the study of individuating in vogue in college circles 40 years ago, more than being a student of and devotee of Maslow's work directly. Indirect influence it may be, but his psychology fired my imagination.

Each of us can enjoy peak experiences as common and easy as mowing the grass or texting on the cell phone. If one works hard at long enough, and stumbles and fumbles with it long enough, one's blah, unexceptional, most ordinary existence among similarly clustered others begins to morph into something wonderful, personal, original, inventive and quite imaginative.

At this juncture in one's life, one has crossed the Rubicon. Dullness and uneventfulness give way to a new, richer, challenging, intellectually stimulating life. What one accomplished yesterday will be the low water mark for what one can and will achieve in four days. That high water mark is of temporary duration for one, also.