“The only feeling that can’t be metabolized is regret.”—Brené Brown

“These last few days, I’ve been thinking about joy, and how sometimes we can find it spontaneously, or how sometimes we can muscle our way to it. But I also realized that sometimes we have to plant seeds for future joy.”—Suleika Jouhad

“You are the sky. Everything else—it’s just the weather.” —Pema Chodron

“Remember that patience is a form of action.” —Auguste Rodin

“When life is hard, there are no perfect words, but every word offered in love is perfect.”—Anonymous

Before the appointment.