Daniel J. Siegel, MD, is an American clinical professor of psychiatry, author, founding codirector of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute.
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Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
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If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.
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We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’