Sublime

overwhelmed by too many feelings.

This is a book that asks, “How do we change?” and answers with “In relation to others.”

But he also said this: “Who looks inside, awakes.”

In each situation, there’s a calculation to make, a subjective litmus test we use to assess the value of the disclosure: Is this information helpful for the patient to have?

It would take years for me to realize that I’d solved the wrong problem.

one of the most important lessons from my training: There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest.

First find a good match, then fall in love. Above all, don’t think you’ve “fallen in love” only to learn too late that it’s a bad match.

The four ultimate concerns are death, isolation, freedom, and meaninglessness.

I would say even if he’s not the love of your life, make sure he’s someone you respect intellectually, makes you laugh, appreciates you … I bet there are plenty of these men in the older, overweight, and bald category (which they all eventually become anyway).