Pilar Gerasimo Quotes Page 2

“We tend to make iffy decisions when we’re stressed or worn out.”

“What currently passes for normal in our culture is crazy.”

“When you challenge the Unhealthy Default Reality, you risk coming across as odd, obstinate, or downright disruptive. Do that long enough, and at some point, someone will disapprove. Someone might even ask you the exasperated question I so often asked my oddball parents: “Why can’t you just be normal?”

“When you meet with resistance, do you just keep on doing your own healthy thing anyway?”

“You have to deviate from all sorts of unhealthy norms and forgo making all sorts of easy, automatic choices.”