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Sensory food. When we read, or watch Tv, we are consuming. We have to consume with intent. A peaceful walk to watch the sky and nature around us.

Eating with moderation and eating foods that help our bodies be strong and healthy is showing respect and love for our bodies and for the Earth.

"If you don't know how to nourish and feed your love, it will die."
Four types of food we consume: Edible food. Sensory food (all 5 senses), volition ( the motivation and intention that fuels us), and consciousness (our own, collective, and our environment).

Before having a child, take a year to look deeply into ourselves, and practice loving speech and deep listening.

Sometimes we feel empty; we feel a vacuum, a great lack of something. We don't know the cause; it's very vague, but that feeling of being empty inside is very strong.

Taking care of yourself, you can support your loved one and reestablish joy in your relationship.

To know how to love someone, we have to understand them. To understand them, we need to listen.

The roots of a lasting relationship is mindfulness, deep listening and loving speech, and a strong community to support you.

True love is made of four elements: loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.

The other person always deserves your full respect. Reverence is the nature of our love.

Understanding is love.

I really want to love this book, but for some reason I'm finding it hard to get into it.

*sigh* I’m struggling to get through this.

I just can't do audiobook! I tried but I kept missing bits and pieces and had to keep rewinding. I'll get a copy from the library.

"Prefrontal cortex. The rational part of the brain is turned off, allowing dreams to be surreal, bizarre, and unconstrained by logic."
"Hippocampus. The part of the brain involved in learning remains active, allowing fragments of memories to drop into our dreams, assisting with their consolidation."
"Amygdala. The brain's center of emotions is extremely active during dreaming."

I don't think I'll be finishing this one. I don't feel the love, not even the chemistry between the main characters.

I’m sorry but no. Never. I’m never giving up cats.

Because of food waste, the United States has larger landfill emissions than any other country and the Earth, equivalent of 37 million cars on the road each year.

When you love yourself, you’re better able to filter out the toxicity of the world.

Even the smallest act of self care is a revolutionary act of self love.

Okay. I’m tearing up… okay, I’m kinda crying a bit.

I can’t decide yet whether I should or shouldn’t be reading this book right now…
I can really relate… hopefully it has a happy ending.

May drop it... No really feeling it. So many people like it and recommended it that I feel like I should give it a chance.