The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love

by Susan Piver

Because in reality, right this second, now, nothing in fact is happening.

This comment is what truly made me stop and take stock.

“I realized that in depression, nothing matters,” she said. “And in sadness, everything matters.”

You could look at what you consider to be poisonous right now—emotions such as grief, anxiety, or anger—as medicines in the making.