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Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.

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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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Garden Good Natural Positivity
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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Death Drink Drive People
I was what they call ‘skinny fat’ – a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
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Body Depend Fat Food Goat Kill Python Skin Swallowing
My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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Immunity Invitation Polite Stay System Welcome Yourself
Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Feeling Goodness Job Myself
The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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Eat Food Plant
When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
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Appearance Crazy Crowd Myself People
It’s hard to be in a bad mood when you’re walking around looking like you’re about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.
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Bad Mood Play Sports Walk Yourself
In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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Avoid Commitment Myself Sin Try
I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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Adequate Circle Creation Good Habit Ideas Little Small Success Will Power
Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.
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A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It’s just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.
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Delay Sheep Sleep Study
Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It’s like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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After a while, if you’re committed, you start to believe in the things in which you’re praying. It’s just cognitive dissonance. You can’t live a completely religious life and not start to have it sink in.
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Believe Commitment Life Prayer Religious Start Yourself
I love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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Dream Explore Live Love Mindset Sandal Shop Wanted
Behavior shapes emotions.
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Behavior Emotion Family Relation Shape Society Trust

Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.

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Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.

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