When I quit drinking, it became clear that the problem was not fixed- in fact I had only just begun. Without my self-medication it became clear that I was battling some serious anxiety and depression …
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Montesquieu quote about happiness
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Origen Quote
Growing up Catholic, I always took the image of God very literally (old man sitting on a cloud in a big robe) and had a hard time truly believing. I’ve always been fascinated with religion, …
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Hermann Hesse Quote
One of my favorite things about visiting historical churches and buildings is how the staircase banister railings are so smooth from centuries of hands touching them. To think that just a soft touch multiplied by …
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Dylan Thomas Quote
Growing up, my plan was to move to North Beach in San Francisco and live with the beatniks. Granted I was around 50 years too late, but no matter- I would bring a Revival of …
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Douglas Hofstadter
When I read Douglas Hofstadter‘s book Godel, Escher, Bach recently, my world exploded with new understanding and terms for my favorite hobby- thinking about thinking. Using cognitive science skills and self-referencing to step outside myself …
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Jean-Paul Sartre
As a senior in high school, I was chosen to direct a one-act play. Being the troubled introvert I am, I chose Jean-Paul Sartre‘s No Exit; a play about three people locked in a room …
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Ever since finishing For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich, I’ve been thinking deeply about women and their role as healers and how society can get back some of that. The book goes over 200 …
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David Byrne
David Byrne is the Downtown World Art-Pop Punk Aesthete that I’ve always wished I could be, and his book How Music Works is a gift to fans curious to know how his brain works. Music …
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Charlotte Bronte
Have you ever tried to be someone you weren’t? It took me so much beer (Lone Star, to be exact) to turn into the boisterous, people pleasing party girl I thought society wanted out of …
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John Waters
When I was in middle school I was a big fan of the movie Crybaby, and was on the hunt for more movies by John Waters. An independent video store had Pink Flamingos, and my …
