Tis not the mountain man conquers, but himself.)

When we think of romantic love, we think of the flush of hormones that gives us an ooey-gooey emotion. We rarely think of the daily tasks and commitments necessary to make someone else’s well-being as important as our own.

Life did not get easier; you got smarter.

Practicing feeling good is simply taking a moment to literally let yourself feel. Extend that rush just a few seconds longer, meditate on some things you’re grateful for, and let it wash over you as much as possible. Seek what’s positive, and you’ll find that your threshold for feeling it expands as you decide it can.

They don’t think that being fearful is a sign they are on the wrong path.

They recognize that infallible composure is not emotional intelligence.

You won’t be there to hear the stories and eulogies they tell of you—you’re only here to know them now.

symptoms of a madness we call love,

“future-self work.”