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“It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not.” Andre Gide, French writer and Nobel Prize winner who explored authenticity, freedom, and the dangers of living according to others’ expectations Though the Gide’s words land starkly for me, they point toward a tender truth: much of human flourishing depends on being known. That thought sits at the heart of psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky’s beautiful work, especially in her recent book with Harry Reis,

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." Dale Carnegie In the last blog, I wrote about the Velveteen Rabbit and becoming real. Most of you have read the book. We remember how the Velveteen Rabbit did not become real by striving, impressing, or polishing himself into perfection. He became real because someone loved him — long enough, steadily enough, honestly enou