Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

It's about showing up. And sometimes I don't do it. I almost always regret it, but sometimes I don't do it. Sometimes I walk into a situation where I'm intimidated and I want to be liked and I want to fit in, and I don't choose authenticity. And it's always pretty miserable.

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.

When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.

Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.

If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.(page 10)