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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
“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
“The other way we can avoid the experience of anger is through repression. So repression and discharge are two sides of the same coin. Both represent fear and anxiety, and for that reason, both trigger physiological stress responses regardless of what we consciously feel or do not feel.”
― When the Body Says No
― When the Body Says No
“remember that trying is eighty percent of doing something. So try and don't give up, because not giving up is the other twenty percent.”
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
― A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories
“May our philosophies keep pace with our technologies. May our compassion keep pace with our powers. And may love, not fear, be the engine of change.”
― Origin
― Origin
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