In a world that values individualism and self-sufficiency, we often lose our ability to be compassionate, to appreciate connections with others, to bless and be blessed. This remarkable collection gives many narratives of people transforming their suffering into wisdom, of serving the wholeness in each other, of enjoying their connectedness. Remen points out the differences between fixing, which many doctors do well, and serving, which is a mutual belonging. One of many remarkable stories describes a woman struggling after her mastectomy to have any sense of wholeness; instead of reconstructive surgery, she chooses to have tattooed flowers all along her mastectomy scar.