After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
A. J. JACOBSUnconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action–no matter what the action is–might help you feel better.
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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.
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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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