"Embrace your losses as fair payment for the surplus of being alive."

Notice the difference between mistakes and failures—and regret itself.

See how deep friendship begins with "the simple act of paying attention."

Understand how to grapple with real loss.

Explore the midlife crisis—and learn how to "live in the halo of the present."

Confront the scope of human misery with compassion and steadfastness.

Discover how hope can give us "the courage to conceive alternatives."