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“Violence is what happens when we don't know what else to do with our suffering.”
― Parker J. Palmer

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“In canning, the best stuff comes out of things that aren't so sweet, and you have to hope the analogy covers everything.”
― Debby Bull, Blue Jelly: Love Lost & the Lessons of Canning

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“I closed the door. Other people got husbands and children; I got a bag of lettuce. I hurled myself on the floor and sobbed. The worst thing about trying to get myself undepressed were the days when it seemed like I hadn’t made any progress at all.”
― Debby Bull, Blue Jelly: Love Lost & the Lessons of Canning

tags: depression

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“Canning is a whole world of a thing to do. It requires that you get out of your head. It's a Zen thing. You cannot be wondering about your inadequacies and how they drove Bob off and be making jelly. You'll wind up with big, cylindrical jujubes.”
― Debby Bull, Blue Jelly: Love Lost & the Lessons of Canning

tags: canning, zen

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