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The rule of law dissolved. With it went public order. The country, wrote the chronicler William of Newburgh, was “mutilated.” With no adequate king in the north, King David I of Scotland ruled Westmorland, Cumberland, and Northumberland.
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“A recent study that focused on the sleep quality of day-shift office workers revealed some shocking results. When compared to office workers who have direct access to windows at work, those office workers who didn’t have access to windows got 173 percent less exposure to natural light and, as a result, slept an average of 46 minutes less each night. This sleep deficit resulted in more reported physical ailments, lower vitality, and poorer sleep quality. The office workers with more natural light exposure tended to be more physically active and happier, and they had an overall higher quality of life.”
― Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
― Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
“Indeed, studies show that face-to-face interactions create trust in a way that online interactions can’t.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“But there comes a point when what’s empowering becomes discouraging. When we begin looking at others not for inspiration but to compare. When what we find no longer feels like tools that will help but stones that weigh us down. When that happens, it’s time to pause and remember why we’re doing this thing in the first place. And if we’ve made it this far, we usually know. After we remind ourselves of the why, we can ask, “What do I want this to look like in my life?”
― Fiercehearted: Live Fully, Love Bravely
― Fiercehearted: Live Fully, Love Bravely
“I’ve always said there are no mysteries, only things we don’t yet know; but lately I’ve thought not even knowledge takes all strangeness from the world.”
― The Essex Serpent
― The Essex Serpent
“What are Christians?” “The people in the churches.” “Yes, I know. But why do Christians give money to strangers?” He was getting a little peeved. “It’s just what Christians do. They give things away. They’re not like normal people.” I sighed. “That makes no sense.” The ex-convict tried to explain, but I could see even he didn’t understand what he was saying. In North Korea, there was no concept of doing things for other people out of kindness. Unconditional love was not something I was familiar with. You did things because of family obligation, or because of hunger or greed, or because there was no other choice. But what he was describing—people freely giving their hard-earned cash to complete strangers—was plain crazy. We changed the subject. But the ex-convict’s stories stayed in my mind. I thought of Christians as bizarre people, almost another species. I wanted to meet them, touch them, to confirm that such creatures existed.”
― Under the Same Sky: A Memoir of Survival, Hope, and Faith
― Under the Same Sky: A Memoir of Survival, Hope, and Faith
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