Will Galen

“The best way to deal with stress at work is to go for a forest bath. I go for shinrin-yoku every lunchtime. You don’t need a forest; any small green space will do. Leave your cup of coffee and your phone behind and just walk slowly. You don’t need to exercise, you just need to open your senses to nature. It will improve your mood, reduce tension and anxiety, and help you focus and concentrate for the rest of the day.”
― Qing Li, Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

“You can’t be a self by yourself.”
― Lisa Feldman Barrett, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

“But you cannot charm the foam calling it sukien; you must use its own true name in the Old Speech, which is essa.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea

“the words of an ancient Jewish prayer: “Blessed art Thou, Lord God of the Universe, that you have brought us alive to see this day.”
― Elaine Pagels, Why Religion?: A Personal Story – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Hope and Humanity