Sublime

that I have. I call this a “psychological” insight because the basic task of all psychologically-minded practice is re-owning the split-off and denied or dissociated aspects of our mind. Through psychologically-minded practice we learn to accept all the contents of our mind.

no one can hide their suffering better than the highly functioning person.

The clearer you are about who you are as a system, the stronger will be your ability to self-organize during times of instability. You will attract to you the support you need to maintain your functions.

overwhelmed by too many feelings.

A well-functioning mind recognizes the futility and cruelty of constantly finding fault with its own nature.

You may produce fewer paintings or novels if you get in the habit of controlling your obsessions, but what you lose in inventory you gain in mental health.

After years of unhappiness, stress and exhaustion, she’d learned to relax and had begun to live again.

perspective-taking self—a sense of observing, witnessing, or purely being aware.

This book is, after all, a series of exercises to train your mind by thinking more precisely about what is worth pursuing, what you should avoid, and what it means to have a life worth living.