As a therapist, I know a lot about pain, about the ways in which pain is tied to loss. But I also know something less commonly understood: that change and loss travel together. We can’t have change without loss, which is why so often people
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“Cowardice is knowing what you should do and then not doing it. Confucius”
― A Calendar of Wisdom: New Translation
― A Calendar of Wisdom: New Translation

“Do you want boys or girls?” Ana replies as if she’s spent her whole life thinking about this, “Boys.” “Why?” “Because the world is kind of shitty toward them sometimes. But it treats us like that nearly all the time.”
― Us Against You
― Us Against You

“Any aspect of life to which attention is directed will loom large in a global evaluation. This is the essence of the focusing illusion, which can be described in a single sentence: Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow

“The essence of all religious teaching lies in love. The special characteristic of the teaching about love lies in the fact that it has clearly and precisely defined the main condition of love – a condition which, if not observed, destroys any possibility of love. This condition is as follows: do not resist evil with violence. Tolstoy”
― A Calendar of Wisdom: New Translation
― A Calendar of Wisdom: New Translation

“Why does everyone drink so much?” Ana sobs instead. “Because it makes everything quiet,” Benji replies honestly. “What?” “All the crap you can’t stop thinking about.”
― Us Against You
― Us Against You
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