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‘Fernweh?’ ‘It’s a German word,’ he said. ‘The pain of not being in foreign parts. A desire to travel. An ache for distant places.’ Fernweh. Fernweh. So that’s what it
“Anger does not require hostile acting out. First and foremost, it is a physiological process to be experienced. Second, it has cognitive value—it provides essential information. Since anger does not exist in a vacuum, if I feel anger it must be in response to some perception on my part.”
― When the Body Says No
― When the Body Says No
“There are many shortcuts in life, but perhaps none that come free of consequences. Sugar is one of those things we have manipulated into giving us lots of shortcuts: to better taste, to more convenience, to ever-higher food industry profits. But at what costs? As the old saying goes, if you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.”
― Year of No Sugar
― Year of No Sugar
“Nothing is invented, for it’s written in nature first. Originality consists of returning to the origin.”
― Origin
― Origin
“Unfortunately, our culture doesn’t seem to remember much about how you celebrate things without buying a bunch of unnecessary stuff and without consuming a bunch of unnecessary sugar.”
― Year of No Sugar
― Year of No Sugar
“You see, the acting-out, the yelling, the screaming and even the hitting, all that a person does, serves as a defence against the experience of the anger. It’s a defence against keeping the anger inside where it can be deeply felt. Discharge defends against anger being actually experienced.”
― When the Body Says No
― When the Body Says No
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