I think when your heart hurts this much it means you opened it wide once- and that is something to be proud of.

If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated.

Don't let yourself become so concerned with raising a good kid that you forget you already have one.

I still get very high and very low in life. Daily. But I've finally accepted the fact that sensitive is just how I was made, that I don't have to hide it and I don't have to fix it. I'm not broken.

You are not a mess. You are a feely person in a messy world.

No relationship would be successful without a little compromise. If you can't learn to do that then I'm sorry to say your relationship will never survive. Love is about giving and taking, it's not just about smiles and kind words. Compromise is key.

I was what they call a 'highly functional addict.' ... sometimes people who need help look nothing like people who need help.