The last introvert in a world of extroverts. Silence: my response to both emptiness and saturation. But silence frightens people. I had to learn how to talk. Out of politeness. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
“When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with our pulse, when we know that what we're doing matters, we can get totally absorbed in our task. That is happiness. The life coach Martha Beck asks new potential clients, "Is there… — Ariel Gore Copy Share
When you study postpartum depression, there is a very clear understanding that in communities where you see more support, there is less depression. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
I don't know if my mother was a narcissist - or bi-polar or borderline. Those were words she tossed around over the years. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
Conventional wisdom tells us we'll only be happier after a divorce if the marriage itself was a war zone. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
My own habit had always been to write about the things that ticked me off in a given day. If I kept a journal… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
I think there are different kinds of happiness. We know when we're happy a lot of the time, but then there are those moments… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
“Poet' had always sounded like a profession to me, or a talent. But the dead American [Muriel Rukeyser, The Life of Poetry] made it… — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
In my experience, staying in a marriage that my ex and I both agreed had all its best moments behind it was epically depressing. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy. — Ariel Gore Copy Share Image
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