Behavior Shapes Emotions.

The Bible Improved My Ethical Iq. I Started To Act Like A Good Person. I Tried Not To Gossip, And Lie, And Covet, And Just By Pretending I Was A Good Person, I Think I Actually Became A Little Bit Better Of A Person. I'm Not Gandhi Or Angelina Jolie, But It Was A Baby Step.

There's A Lot Of Food Restriction In The Bible, But It Does Say You're Allowed To Eat Crickets, Grasshoppers, And Locusts. I Decided To Take Advantage Of That And Eat A Cricket. It Was Chocolate-covered, And I'm Not Sure That's The Way They Were Served In Moses' Time. But This Was A Rule That Seemed Crazy On The Outside, Then Actually Turned Out To Be Pragmatic And Compassionate.

This Is What The Sabbath Should Feel Like. A Pause. Not Just A Minor Pause, But A Major Pause. Not Just Lowering The Volume, But A Muting. As The Famous Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Put It, The Sabbath Is A Sanctuary In Time.

I Was What They Call 'skinny Fat' - A Body That Resembled A Python After Swallowing A Goat.

A Loud Noise Will Get Your Fight-or-flight Response Going. This, Over The Years, Can Cause Real Cardiovascular Damage.