{"quotes":[{"text":"A balanced diet” is not so much about protein/fat/carbohydrate ratios. The real ratios to consider, at least for the typical American or European, are energy consumption/expenditure, pleasure/actual need, food/everything else.","author":"Darrell Calkins","tags":["asian-philosophy","buddhism","cobalt-saffron-retreat","cobaltsaffron","cobaltsaffron-retreat","comparative-religion","compassion","conscience","creativity","curiosity","darrell-calkins","darrell-calkins-cobalt-saffron","darrell-calkins-cobaltsaffron","darrell-calkins-retreat","darrell-calkins-seminar","emotional-health","evolution","happiness","humor","inspiration","intuition","martial-arts","metaphysics","mysticism","paradigm","physical-health","purpose","quantum-physics","stress-management","taoism","truth","well-being","zen"],"id":8879,"author_id":"Darrell+Calkins"},{"text":"Those very habits promoting emotional distance keep us from experiencing the love we so desperately long for and the love we are meant to give away.","author":"Erin M. Straza","tags":["comfort","emotional-health","habits","love","relationships"],"id":18193,"author_id":"Erin+M.+Straza"},{"text":"If you’re ignoring a high percentage of the elements of your entire being, and the range of qualities they can naturally engage, there will be no real recovery or progress until you do. The typical relentless worker is just as lazy as the typical indulgent idler; they’re both just going through the habitual motions. To break the repetitive pattern, and discover more energy and effectiveness, one simply must stretch out in all directions, rotating focus and application of the qualities that make up one’s natural versatility.","author":"Darrell Calkins","tags":["asian-philosophy","buddhism","cobalt-saffron-retreat","cobaltsaffron","cobaltsaffron-retreat","comparative-religion","compassion","conscience","creativity","curiosity","darrell-calkins","darrell-calkins-cobalt-saffron","darrell-calkins-cobaltsaffron","darrell-calkins-retreat","darrell-calkins-seminar","emotional-health","evolution","happiness","humor","inspiration","intuition","martial-arts","metaphysics","mysticism","paradigm","physical-health","purpose","quantum-physics","stress-management","taoism","truth","versatility","well-being","zen"],"id":19637,"author_id":"Darrell+Calkins"},{"text":"Recovery through sleep isn’t going to happen if the majority of the components of your being aren’t getting enough stimulation or resistance to work against. Your brain may be tired after work, but if your body and emotions haven’t been challenged through the day, they’re going to keep irritating you even if you’re asleep. They don’t need rest; they need work for real recovery to take place.","author":"Darrell Calkins","tags":["anxiety","asian-philosophy","buddhism","cobalt-saffron-retreat","cobaltsaffron","cobaltsaffron-retreat","comparative-religion","compassion","conscience","creativity","curiosity","darrell-calkins","darrell-calkins-cobalt-saffron","darrell-calkins-cobaltsaffron","darrell-calkins-retreat","darrell-calkins-seminar","emotional-health","evolution","happiness","humor","inspiration","intuition","martial-arts","metaphysics","mysticism","paradigm","physical-health","purpose","quantum-physics","stress","stress-management","taoism","truth","well-being","zen"],"id":21728,"author_id":"Darrell+Calkins"},{"text":"Well-being, or wholeness, implies integrity and harmony between all existing elements, providing freedom for the whole.","author":"Darrell Calkins","tags":["asian-philosophy","buddhism","cobalt-saffron-retreat","cobaltsaffron","cobaltsaffron-retreat","comparative-religion","compassion","conscience","creativity","curiosity","darrell-calkins","darrell-calkins-cobalt-saffron","darrell-calkins-cobaltsaffron","darrell-calkins-retreat","darrell-calkins-seminar","emotional-health","evolution","happiness","health","humor","inspiration","intuition","martial-arts","metaphysics","mysticism","paradigm","physical-health","purpose","quantum-physics","stress","stress-management","taoism","truth","well-being","zen"],"id":24526,"author_id":"Darrell+Calkins"},{"text":"We must read, mediate and affirm the writings of Holy Scriptures, to partake in the divine nature and overcome the struggles of life.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","affirmations","attitude","behaviour","belief","believers","bible","books","challenges","choices","christian","christian-living","christianity-faith","courage","depression","despair","difficulties-of-life","disappointment","divine-intervention","education","educational-philosophy","emotional-health","faith","fear","fearless","forgiveness","grave-divine","habits","healing","healthy-lifestyle","holy-writings","hope","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","learner","learning","lesson-learnt","life-lesson","lifestyle","mediation","mercy","nature","overcomer","overcoming-obstacles","overcoming-pain","pain","passions","positive-mindset","positive-outlook","quotes","read","reading-books","reality-of-life","religion","self-awareness","self-development","self-reliance","spiritual-life","spirituality","strength-through-adversity","struggles","troubles","wise-words","writings"],"id":40790,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Brokenness is just like beauty; it's something we wear and carry, and if we let it define us, it will. But we are not our beauty or our brokenness, because souls are not made of beauty or brokenness. Souls are made of something permanent. Souls are made of truth.","author":"Lauren Miller","tags":["beauty","brokenness","emotional-health","emotional-pain","healing","souls","truth"],"id":42249,"author_id":"Lauren+Miller"},{"text":"People who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious, stressed, or depressed do not sleep well, and chronic insomnia is strongly associated with mood disorders. These are clear correlations, but what is cause and what is effect is not clear. Most experts agree that sleep and mood are closely related, that healthy sleep can enhance emotional well-being, while insufficient quantity or quality of sleep can adversely affect it.","author":"Andrew Weil","tags":["emotional-health","sleep"],"id":43826,"author_id":"Andrew+Weil"},{"text":"You can be beautiful and young even as you get older. Keep an active life.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["active","adult","advic","age","beautiful","capable","desires","emotional-health","exercise","fitness","healthy","healthy-habits","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","life","mentality","mindset","old","positive","positive-thinking","possible","self-confidence","self-esteem","sport","wise-sayings","wishes","you-can-do-it","young-adult","youthful"],"id":48317,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"This is the very ecstasy of love,Whose violent property fordoes itselfAnd leads the will to desperate undertakingsAs oft as any passion under heavenThat does afflict our natures.","author":"William Shakespeare","tags":["ecstasy","emotional-health","human-nature","love","passion"],"id":59700,"author_id":"William+Shakespeare"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":83,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}