Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
A. J. JACOBSAfter 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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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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I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing – but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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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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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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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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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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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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If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they’d get along OK, but they’d both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, “That guy is kinda delusional.”
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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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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 have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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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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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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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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