Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.

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"Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity."

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Awareness

"She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum."

- Jonathan Safran Foer

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"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Happiness

"You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness."

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Adversity

"There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them and let them hurt me."

- Jonathan Safran Foer

Adversity

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

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"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

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