Table of Contents
Prelude. A Light Within xv
Part I Awe, Wonder, and Silence
In the company of the mysterious: on forest therapy 1
Chapter 1 Lessons from a Cuttlefish 7
Chapter 2 "A Better Show Outside" 21
Chapter 3 The Overview Effect 33
Chapter 4 Nature Deficit Disorder: On Biophilia 40
Chapter 5 Why We Need Silence 61
Part II We Are All Wiggly
Why we need to tell our imperfect stories 73
Chapter 6 The Activist's Attic 79
Chapter 7 Honor the Temporary 96
Chapter 8 Accept Imperfection 104
Chapter 9 Let Yourself Go 118
Chapter 10 Letter to a Young Woman 125
Part III Walking Each Other Home
The art of friendship: "I am here" 133
Chapter 11 Freudenfreude: Sharing the Joy 139
Chapter 12 She Trashed Her Golden Locks 149
Chapter 13 Burning Bright: Candy Royalle 165
Part IV Invincible Summer
Regarde: Look, and savor 173
Chapter 14 Thoughts for My Son: The Art of Savoring 179
Chapter 15 Ert, or a Sense of Purpose 190
Chapter 16 Growing by the Light of the Moon 200
Chapter 17 Lessons on Hope from the Hanoi Hilton 208
Chapter 18 Raiding the Unspeakable 217
Chapter 19 Embracing Doubt 234
Coda. Floating in the Bardo 243
Acknowledgments 257
Notes 261
Permission Credits 289