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On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me…grace.
Holidays often bring out the worst in all of us. We have so much we want to say to people that we only see once or twice a year. We have so few opportunities to share our feelings that we … Continue reading
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On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…an escape route.
Before the holidays come to an end, it is likely that some of you will feel your inner Holden Caulfield and will need an escape route. Wouldn’t it be nice if in life we had pre-planned escape routes? We need … Continue reading
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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me…entertainment.
Entertainment is a form of escape. It takes on different forms and most of them do not involve work. So, when someone is watching an awesome bowl game between two college teams with as much back story drama as ’50 … Continue reading
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…equity.
This is the fifth post in this series, let me recommend you first read ‘Twelve Debts of Christmas‘, ‘Family Holiday Ground Rules’, ‘1 Million Dollars’ and ‘A Mental Breakdown’. Okay, okay lets be honest this doesn’t really happen, right? Equity in time, spending, … Continue reading
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…a mental breakdown.
‘Depression and Christmas just don’t go’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-30433361 I ran across this great piece on the BBC this morning. Mental health is an important part of the holidays and if you choose not to care for yourself, your emotional bank account … Continue reading
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Ripples on the Journey
THE RIPPLES OF YOUR JOURNEY November 25th, 2014 Gail Rodgers We are on the last week of our Journey-themed devos! We hope that you have enjoyed them. Each day this week, we are going to share one of our Advent … Continue reading
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Food for Worms.
One of my favorite movies is Dead Poets Society. This movie shaped my adolescence in a similar fashion to Catcher in the Rye, A Separate Peace and the Chocolate War. This movie introduced me to the term ‘Carpe Diem’, ‘Seize … Continue reading
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Tagged Carpe diem, classroom, Dead Poets Society, go play, hope, humanism, make today count, Robin Williams
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