Janohn Clower

“the stories people tell themselves about themselves.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“Try this: How to shift from self-focused to something bigger. When you feel under stress and you notice the urge to escape or avoid, take some time to return to a values check-in. Ask yourself questions like: How does this effort or goal fit with my values? What kind of contribution do I want to make? What difference do I want to make to others with what I am doing? What do I want to stand for during this? What do my efforts mean to me? Toolkit: Using meditation for stress”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

“When outbreaths are longer and more forceful than inbreaths, this slows the heart rate and calms the body. When the inbreaths are longer than the outbreaths, we become more alert and activated.”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

“myself in the days or hours leading up to this feeling? Is this an emotion or just physical discomfort from an unmet need?”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?