Self-blame is punitive and unhealthy. Self-critique is uplifting and useful.

Knowledge is a superpower—and missteps are learning opportunities.

We can learn to thrive during crises, not merely cope after they've taken place.

Adversity pains us and tests our spirit. It can also fortify us and reveal our potential.

Leverage mental tendencies to reframe setbacks and better approach challenges.

Cultivate self-awareness by exploring the gap between self-concept and reputation.

Laughter can bring relief—and unique shifts in perspective.

True conflict resolution requires empathy, receptivity, and a willingness to change.

“Delaying an action is an action. Waiting to choose is itself a choice.”

Moving on from adversity often entails both reinvention and acceptance.

We heal from trauma not when we forget it, but when we see its place in the larger whole.

Adversity can beget joy. Fortune can beget hardship. Acceptance does beget equanimity.

“We were unsure of what was wrong and what that would mean for us. I wept.”

To move on from misfortune, accept its place in your past—and let it inform your future.

Our lives are woven by events across time, deeds good and bad, people we’ve never met.

Reality bends with perception: See another as an ally, and he may begin to act like one.

“Whatever it is that we are, it extends beyond our skin and even our minds.”

Peace comes not from getting, but from giving—even to those who have taken from us.