In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
A. J. JACOBSIn trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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There’s a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one
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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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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 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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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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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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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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I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it’ll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It’s like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
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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 found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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