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‘David,’ he said, making his lips thin, by pressing them together, ‘if I have an obstinate horse or dog to deal with, what do you think I do?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘I beat him.’
Charles Dickens • David Copperfield
Some 80 percent of the fibers of the vagus nerve (which connects the brain with many internal organs) are afferent; that is, they run from the body into the brain.6 This means that we can directly train our arousal system by the way we breathe, chant, and move, a principle that has been utilized since time immemorial in places like China and India,
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The problem of toxic shame is ultimately a spiritual problem.
John Bradshaw • Healing the Shame That Binds You
God used the Apostle Paul mightily, and he is a lesson of God’s grace. Paul himself reminds us, “I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy” (1 Tim. 1:13). This was the Paul whom God had set apart. Just like Paul, we have been delivered from our former sins in Christ, and God calls us into His service for
... See moreR.C. Sproul • The Power of the Gospel
And the potential benefits don’t stop there. Reading fiction has also been shown to increase pro-social behaviour, reduce sexist and racist stereotyping, and sharpen language and comprehension skills. It can also boost overall well-being — slowing cognitive decline,lowering stress (though perhaps not so much when it comes to news), and even increas... See more
What Not Reading Costs Men — and Everyone Else
When the message we receive from another person is “You’re safe with me,” we relax.