“But while the urban tribe helps us survive, it does not help us thrive. The urban tribe may bring us soup when we are sick, but it is the people we hardly know - those who never make it into our tr...”

“I wasn't scared of losing my past. i was scared of losing my future.”

“In one way or another, almost every twentysomething client I have wonders, 'Will things work out for me?' The uncertainty behind that question is what makes twentysomething life so difficult, but i...”

“Traveling in a third-world country is the closest thing there is to being married and raising kids. You have glorious hikes and perfect days on the beach. You go on adventures you would never try, ...”

“Its the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically”

“Doing something later is not automatically the same as doing something better”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”

“Cherish simple things such as family, friends and love, because great things appear simple from far away. Place your simple things in the best light; there's enough sunshine for all of them”

“Genuine love is so very powerful! Only a fool would take advantage of something that so many people yearn for.”

“Teetering on the edge of comfortable brings us closer to ourselves and each other.”