“Abby was saying that all her illness had done was to make her love Link and Daddy more . And appreciate everything more. And to understand , in a way she never had before, that death was a natural part of life, just like the seasons in nature. And everybody’s job was to love life while you had it and never to take anything for granted. It was hard to remember to do that, but it was worth it to try.”
“One took slippery elm and let it lie in milk until it became soft. This applied to the burns enabled to sleep better at night.”
Source: Sherwood Anderson: Short Stories
“She would toss in everything from mint, which signified virtue, to honeysuckle for love, fennel for strength (it was very strong in taste) and peppermint for warmth of feeling. Mint also helped settle upset stomachs and the apothecary told Rosamund fennel would ease flatulence, which made her chuckle. She would be sure to add some to Sam's chocolate. Hyssop and anise seed, she knew from Widow Cecily back at Gravesend, would help with a cold, as would marshmallow and orange or lemon juice.”
Source: The Chocolate Maker's Wife
“Mugwort. Dangerous for pregnant women. Good for bad dreams and insomnia, digestion, irregular periods, bad liver.”
Source: Strange Folk
“My family’s medicine cabinet was never stocked with Tylenol or Dayquil like in other homes. Instead, jars of turmeric, dried basil leaves, black pepper balls, ginger powder, kasturi pills, and other kitchen ingredients lined the shelves of our bathroom.”
Source: A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare
“Healing begins when we listen to the rhythms of our bodies and the wisdom of nature.”
Source: The Complete Home Apothecary Bible: Your Holistic Wellness Guide to 231 Herbal Remedies and 1,000+ Potent Blends to Nourish, Heal & Thrive Naturally
“We each have the innate ability to heal ourselves. To empower ourselves with natural solutions, instead of succumbing to life-altering chemicals. There's a time and place for pharmaceuticals, but it shouldn't be the first answer, nor the only form treatment.”
“The moment is never the same, and you are never the same in this journey of life, in the flowing of a river, for a continual transformation is going on beneath the flow”
“I guess your gender feel natural to you. I'm jealous," he replies. Then he pauses. Thinks about it. "Except, actually, no. I don't think I am. I used to be. But the more I let myself just exist, the more fun it gets. So I try not to question it or label it. I'm trying to just see everything as.. negotiable.”
Source: All Our Hidden Gifts
“In truth, there will never be enough power in the presidency for an incumbent to make good on a purely constructive leadership project, and it is unlikely that there will ever be another president stretched so thinly by a determination to use great power to do just that. Lyndon Johnson was a full-service president who had at his disposal an alignment of political resources, economic resources, international resources, and military resources unmatched in the annals of presidential history. The problem is that in a full-service presidency, where no interest of political significance is denied a modicum of legitimacy, resources turn fickle; the exercise of power consumes authority. Committed to a wholly affirmative result, Johnson could not rest content to let anyone carry the brunt of change.”
Source: The Politics Presidents Make: Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton