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“When the silent majority opens its mouth, it is usually to yawn.”

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Gerd de Ley, born on April 7, 1944, is a scholar whose identity and profession are not yet known. His biography and contributions are limited due to insufficient information. more

“Long distance hiking is not a vacation, it's too long for that. It's not recreation, too much toil and pain involved. It is, we decide, a way of life, a very simplified Spartan way of living ... life on the move ... heavy packs, sweating brow; they make you appreciate warm sunshine, companionship, cool water. The best way to appreciate these things that are precious and important in life it is take them away.”

“Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.”

“I went from really hating my body, to disliking it, to accepting it but not exactly liking it, then accepting it and liking it, and now I love it.”

Body Hate Healing Accepting Teens

Author:Jenni Schaefer

“I would not encourage you to go through the sweat, blood, and tears of the recovery process only to reach some kind of mediocre state where you were just 'managing' the illness. It is possible to live without Ed.”

Kind States Process Blood Tears Illness Recovery Sweat Mediocre

Book:Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life

Source: Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life

“He smiled at her. And it hit her like a mallet to the temple, the realization that she was in love with him. Stupidly, dreadfully in love with him.Overnight, she'd become a fool.”

Fool Realization Temples

Book:Private Arrangements

Source: Private Arrangements

“Anita Johnston, Ph.D., author of Eating in the Light of the Moon, taught me to look in the mirror with curiosity rather than fear. So I may look at my reflection and think, 'That's interesting. I wonder why my body seems bigger today than it did yesterday. Maybe it's water weight. Maybe it's my outfit. Or maybe my eyes are just playing tricks on me.' I know it's not possible for me to gain a noticeable amount of weight overnight, so I will go no further than that. I move on with my day without skipping a beat-and definitely without missing a meal.”

“In deep sleep, even though one does not exist as an externally or internally conscious ego, one can report a good nights sleep because a very subtle ego remnant remains, permitting the experience of limitless and bliss.”

Doe Self Night Sleep Ego Conscious Remains Bliss Reports Subtle Limitless Good Night Remnants Good Night Sleep Deep Sleep

Author:James R. Swartz

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