“Beyond relief and recognition, there is a more complicated thing--an understanding that the machinery of the West has never had much of a capacity for self-diagnosis. Who does? Who that achieves power of this scale ever does?”
Source: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
“Some people look like they sound better than they actually sound, because they look confident and have good posture," once musician, a veteran of many auditions, says. "Other people look awful when they play but sound great. Other people have that belabored look when they play, but you can't hear it in the sound. There is always this dissonance between what you see and hear" (p.251).”
Source: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“black women were created of
brown sugar and warm honey.
the sweetest thing to bless the earth.
be wary of anyone who tells you otherwise.”
“ART IS A GIFT THAT IS MEANT TO BE
SHARED AND SERVED
FAMILY STYLE”
Source: Friend In Your Pocket Conversations With M.I.N.I M.E: Class Is Now In Session
“At the most basic level, scientists are discovering that nearly all of the chronic diseases that cause so much suffering and are steadily driving up the cost of health care all share mitochondrial dysfunction, excessive inflammation, high cortisol levels, and other markers of broken biochemistry. In a very real sense, we all have the same disease because all diseases begin with broken, incorrect biochemistry and disordered communication within and between our cells. For health to return, the chemistry must revert to normal, and communication within and between our cells must be restored. This is true for every disease.”
Source: The Wahls Protocol : How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine
“The Internet . . . it can take you from mild stomachache to believing you might have cancer in two clicks. You can convince yourself that just about anything is wrong with you...when, in reality, a symptom is just your body’s way of communicating the need for balance.”
Source: Unfunc Your Gut: A Functional Medicine Guide: Boost Your Immune System, Heal Your Gut, and Unlock Your Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health
“I felt like an itchy princess whose fairy godmother had a bad day.”
Source: Worthy
“Everyone who learns about nutrition through the usual channels, be it fitness magazines, mainstream diet books and forums, gets cursed with the prevailing belief system of what constitutes a good diet.”
Source: The Leangains Method: The Art of Getting Ripped. Researched, Practiced, Perfected.
“Let crops overlap and you gain time, not just space.”
Source: Grow Together: 50 Planting Partnerships to Boost Your Harvests
“The most generous beds are the ones where every harvest makes room for the next.”
Source: Grow Together: 50 Planting Partnerships to Boost Your Harvests