“We can all reprogram our brain's responses by putting ourselves into new, initially uncomfortable situations. We'll learn fear might not mean 'stop'; I've come to believe fear usually means 'go.” BelieveMeanMightFearBrainSituationResponseUncomfortableUncomfortable Situations Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“We'll learn fear might not mean 'stop'; personally, I've come to believe fear usually means 'go.' It always means listen closely.” BelieveMeanMightMotivational Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.).” MightFormUsedGrowsGrowingLandResourcesCoffeeTeaEtcFarmingGrowing Food Book:Diet for a Small Planet Source: Diet for a Small Planet
“I get goose-bumps when you talk about Diane Wilson. Who knows where she found that courage? When she was a child, she would crawl under the bed when a stranger came to the house. But in 1989, she found out that her county in south Texas was ranked worst in the country for toxic waste. She wondered if the effluent, dumped into the waters where she and her family had shrimped for generations, might be responsible for the dwindling fish populations. And she suspected that her son's autism might be related to the pollution.” IfsKnowsChildrenCountryMightFoundHouseWaterGenerationsWorstSonBedWasteResponsibleSouthPopulationFishesStrangerRelatedTexasToxicPollutionAutismCountyBumpsBeing ResponsibleGeeseWilsonDumpedToxic Waste Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Breaking with the pack may be exactly what we should be doing. Saying "no" to the dominant culture that is trapping us in destructive ways of living might be the most life-serving thing we can do.” WayShouldMayMightCultureCan DoDestructiveServingPacksDominantSaying NoDominant Culture Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“There is no formula. We all must become spirited inventors. There's no single answer - not even a single starting point. Even the 'teachers' ... don't offer us the answer. They do offer us approaches, ways of thinking, possibilities we can adapt, and hope that might generate in us wholly new ideas.” ThinkingWayIdeasMightSimpleAnswersTeacherPossibilityOffersApproachStartingFormulasNew IdeasWay Of ThinkingInventorStarting PointSimple LivingSpirited Book:The quickening of America: rebuilding our nation, remaking our lives Source: The quickening of America: rebuilding our nation, remaking our lives