Dan Nichols

“There were moments when you saw the people you loved for who they really were, separate from the baggage of projection and shared histories. When you saw them with fresh eyes, as a stranger might, and caught the feeling of the first time you loved them. Before the tears and the armor chinks. When there was still the possibility of perfection.”
― Blake Crouch, Pines

“when no answer comes from within to the problems and complexities of life, they ultimately mean very little.”
― C.G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections

“that the majority of success in life is about showing up.”
― Alan Downs, The Half-Empty Heart: A Supportive Guide to Breaking Free from Chronic Discontent

“Leptin is a hormone that is secreted by fat cells in white adipose tissue (figure 1). Leptin was found to be a signal to the brain, having a primary influence on body weight. It was also discovered to be involved with insulin, cardiovascular health, reproductive function, sex hormones, immune function, adrenal function, stress, thyroid function, bone health, cancer, and inflammation. Indeed, it has a major determining role in many aspects of healthy function. When leptin falls out of natural balance and loses its ability to communicate efficiently, health problems follow. Thus, the concept of fat as a storage place has been transformed to fat as a major endocrine organ, like the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and sex glands.19”
― Byron J. Richards, Mastering Leptin: Your Guide to Permanent Weight Loss and Optimum Health