Looking for meaning in the ordinary seems like the most urgent thing that we can do.

My lawnmower can't change in the way that my son can or that I can.

To me, being able to find gratification in more venues, rather than greater gratification in a few, seems like a much more sane way of living.

The idea of thinking of our relationships with people as also being structured by limitations and constraints can be useful.

This willingness to be frank and plain about the way that the world is, is a good first step. But that doesn't mean that you get what you want.

Looking for meaning in the ordinary seems like the most urgent thing that we can do.

It's helpful to be prepared to celebrate the tiny things that you can do, where you meet the world and you negotiate an outcome that's quite tiny. But you can still make it feel remarkable.