I read this piece on Huffington Post and had to comment (the link to the article is below): “Thank you for this post-a perfect illustration of what NCLB and it’s offspring has done to our children (not FOR them). I will repost in the hope that at least one narrow mind might be opened and [...]
“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Wow. I’ve had this quote saved on my desktop for a while now. I ponder it, put it down. Pick it back up, then drop it like a hot coal. Does my kid think of me [...]
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson (photo from bobsbarricades.com) For me, it’s when I miss a couple of workouts, or eat a couple of really bad-for-me meals in a row. The mind plays a dastardly trick: it tries to [...]
“People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you [...]
“Courage is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.” –Mary Daly (Photo:Wizard Wellbeing) When I was in Junior High, I went to a dance with a few girlfriends. Now I had never been to [...]
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