“One very important domain of our lives and experience that we tend to miss, ignore, abuse, or lose control of as a result of being in the automatic pilot mode is our own body.”
― Full Catastrophe Living, Revised Edition: How to cope with stress, pain and illness using mindfulness meditation
― Full Catastrophe Living, Revised Edition: How to cope with stress, pain and illness using mindfulness meditation
“Or what is it you used to say when we’d to go out in my pickup truck down by the pond, just the two of us? I’m the bit to your bridle. I’m the Jack in your Daniels….”
Would it be weird if I were shedding tears right now?
“You’re the fruit in my pie…you’re the sprinkles on my cake,” I finish his sentence.”
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Would it be weird if I were shedding tears right now?
“You’re the fruit in my pie…you’re the sprinkles on my cake,” I finish his sentence.”
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“I'd just started to realise how important it was to intersperse my 80 Dates with some normal socialising, preferably with female friends. Dating was really demanding: there was all the stress of preparation and anticipation. Then there was the date intself: fraught with revealing body-language and full of silent 'I can't believe he just said that' moments.
...I needed relaxed, 'no agenda' fun with girlfriends to help offset the pressure of dating and stop me obsessing about 'I can't believe I just said that' moments of my own.”
― Around the World in 80 Dates: What if Mr. Right Isn't Mr. Right Here, A True Story
...I needed relaxed, 'no agenda' fun with girlfriends to help offset the pressure of dating and stop me obsessing about 'I can't believe I just said that' moments of my own.”
― Around the World in 80 Dates: What if Mr. Right Isn't Mr. Right Here, A True Story
“I think the purest of souls, those with the most fragile of hearts, must be meant for a short life. They can't be tethered or held in your palm.
Just like a sparrow, they light on your porch. Their song might be brief, but how greedy would we be to ask for more? No, you cannot keep a sparrow. You can only hope that as they fly away, they take a little bit of you with them.”
― The Short Life of Sparrows
Just like a sparrow, they light on your porch. Their song might be brief, but how greedy would we be to ask for more? No, you cannot keep a sparrow. You can only hope that as they fly away, they take a little bit of you with them.”
― The Short Life of Sparrows
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