In diarylike entries, author Hugh Prather records his observations -- and sometimes startling personal confessions -- on the longings, commitments, struggles, and joys that weave through life. Sharing his insights as well as his anguish and mistakes, he urges readers to ponder the values of love and courage, friendship and generosity, truth and justice. One entry describes the moment of knowing that it's time for a friendship to end. Another delves into the dangerous but compelling mix of eroticism and impropriety. He probes issues of right and wrong, candidly confessing his own fallibility. Prather's ability to speak both personally and universally makes this book profound yet accessible, as he touches on topics such as friendship, love, partnership, jealousy, pain, fear, and confusion.