All the wisdom in the world cannot put in one's heart the love one yearned for as a small child.

There is no wisdom without mastery over the mystery of our internal world, the world that opens the door to understanding others.

Part of what makes a situation traumatic is not talking about it. Talking reduces trauma symptoms. When we don't talk about trauma, we remain emotionally illiterate. Our most powerful feelings go unnamed and unspoken.

Only when we stop holding others accountable for all of our troubles can we truly be free.

Our limbic system sets the mind's emotional tone and stores our highly charged emotional memories.

The family is both mystery and reality; it houses our bodies and our spirits.

Accumulating years in the act of living is no guarantee of maturity. In fact, it is possible to be born, grow old and die without ever maturing.