“The physical consequences of depression, often preceded by excess secretion of the stress hormone cortisol, are essentially indistinguishable from rapid aging (weight gain, cardiovascular problems, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s).”
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
“The effect of the “mystical” is not to mystify, but to return us to a better relationship with the cosmos, which is the heritage of all native traditions.”
― Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words
― Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words
“Mary is God’s masterpiece. Have you ever walked into a museum where an artist was displaying his work? Can you imagine his being offended if you were viewing what he considered to be his masterpiece? Would he resent your looking at that instead of at him? ‘Hey, you should be looking at me!’ Rather, the artist would receive honor because of the attention you were giving his work. And Mary is God’s work, from beginning to end.”
― Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
― Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
“A surgeon friend of mine likes to say, "Don't fix what isn't broken." It is only an extension of that to say, "Don't search for that which is already at hand." But we are westerners and have to search in order to learn that there is no search.”
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
“Creativity in a man is directly linked with his inner feminine capacity for growth and creation. Genius in a man is his interior feminine capacity to give birth; it is his masculinity which gives him capacity for putting that creativity into form and structure in the outer world.”
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
― He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
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