The examined life: how we lose and find ourselves

Beginnings. How we can be possessed by a story that cannot be told

On laughter

How praise can cause a loss of confidence

The gift of pain

A safe house

Telling lies. On secrets

On not being in a couple

A passion for ignorance

On intimacy

The bigger the front

Loving. At home

How paranoia can relieve suffering and prevent a catastrophe

On the recovery of lost feelings

Why parents envy their children

On wanting the impossible

On hate

How lovesickness keeps us from love

Changing. How a fear of loss can cause us to lose everything

How negativity prevents our surrender to love

On losing a wallet

A change in the family

Why we lurch from crisis to crisis

On being boring

On mourning the future

How anger can keep us from sadness

On being a patient

Going back

On bearing death

Leaving. Through silence

On closure

On waking from a dream.