February 2012
4 posts
January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
3 posts
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
November 2011
5 posts
October 2011
7 posts
“The most terrifying and distressing thing in the world to me is something being...”
– language « Just Stimming…
“Intending a parallel with terms like racism and sexism, DePaulo says singlism is...”
– All the Single Ladies - Magazine - The Atlantic
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them...”
– Change of Subject: Jobs: `Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.’
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to realize...”
– Mary Oliver
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Nothing hurts.
dailypeptalk:
Pep Talk: Physical and emotional pain compete for your attention against all the beauty and joy in your life. You’re hurting and that’s valid, but your pain doesn’t invalidate all the amazing aspects of your world. You’re still beautiful and loved by many people with excellent taste. You’re still a contributing member of society with an impressive future ahead of you. Your pain is...
15 tags
September 2011
10 posts
“Can we forgive ourselves? The nearest we can come to forgiving ourselves is to...”
– Claire Weekes (via psychotherapy)
How Your Greatest Insecurities Reveal Your Deepest... →
psychotherapy:
“In my decades of practice as a psychotherapist, this is the insight that has inspired me most:
Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts.
I’ve found that the very qualities we’re most ashamed of, the ones we keep trying to reshape or hide, are in fact the key to finding real love. I call them core gifts.
It’s so easy to get lost in the quest for self-improvement. Every...
“We discover wellness – what I believe we should seek instead of happiness...”
– What Will Make You Feel Even Better Than Happy
“We are the heirs of these two very ambitious beliefs: that you can be in love...”
– Find Your True Calling - Career Advice - Oprah.com
“Practice what you would say if you felt big and invulnerable, then say it, even...”
– Martha Beck: Why People Are Mean - Oprah.com
“Rewrite every memory of your own victimization as a hero’s adventure.”
– Martha Beck: Why People Are Mean - Oprah.com
August 2011
5 posts
3 tags
2 tags
A rabbit’s foot and a four leaf clover had a baby...
dailypeptalk
“Invention and discovery emanate from the ability to try seemingly wild...”
– Peter Sims, on Finding Creativity Through Imperfection - NYTimes.com (via pearlandpetrel)
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
3 posts
“The best thing about writing fiction is that moment where the story catches fire...”
– Neil Gaiman (via writingadvice)
May 2011
2 posts
April 2011
4 posts
“Life is a solo trip, but you’ll have lots of visitors. Some of them are...”
– 88 Important Truths I’ve Learned About Life | Raptitude.com
Ask E. Jean: 25 Things Every Woman Should Know →
Jealousy is a little whip given to you by Mother Nature to push you to excel above your own expectations—to be better than yourself.
“You always know a girl is about to change her life when she changes her hair.”
– 50 Things Every Girl Needs This Summer: An Essential (& Glamorous) Prescription! www.galadarling.com
March 2011
3 posts
“Perhaps THAT, dear friends, is the hardest part of saying goodbye to someone;...”
– I Hate Goodbyes « Owl City Blog
February 2011
6 posts
