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One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.

A. J. Jacobs

In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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Avoid Commitment Myself Sin Try
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
Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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Art Move Painting
I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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Addiction Improvement Myself
It’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
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Different Life Responsibility Way World Yourself
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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Cloud Ground Head Live Religion World
Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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Dedication Dream Energy Inspire Miracle Motivation Power Success Will
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
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.
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Appeal Decide Food Innocent Plant Vegetable Violence
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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Beauty Beyond Forgive Nature Powerful Rational Unconditional Love
I don’t believe that prayers actually change God’s mind – if there is a God – but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting. I tend to be self-obsessed, and it was nice to get out of my brain once in a while.
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Believe Change Emotion Equality Ethics Eye Fact God Nice Prayer Religion Worship
I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
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Acceptance Career Learning Recommend Rejection Writing Yourself
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
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
Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Feeling Goodness Job Myself
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

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