notes to self
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Mental Health Journaling for Today and Tomorrow
It’s World Mental Health Day! According to the World Health Organization: World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental… Continue reading
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The Courage of Failing Publicly
When I was in high school, I once refused to do something that my friends were doing because I knew I wouldn’t like the outcome. When pressed about how I knew and asked “Have you ever tried?” my response was this: I don’t have time to learn from only my own mistakes. I’ve never been… Continue reading
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Election Results 2016
The path to a brighter future necessarily has to include us all, whether we agree or not, and we won’t get there by refusing to listen. Continue reading
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Sketchnotes and the Talent that Wasn’t
I Confess I’m Envious For years I’ve been slightly and openly envious of the people in my life who are able to take notes with corresponding illustrations. To my mind, it is an indicator of deeper understanding of a concept which implied a more complete learning/recollection of it. A year or so ago I discovered Sketchnotes. It appeared to… Continue reading
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Learning to Fail
Failure is inevitable for most of us. Throughout our primary and secondary education we are given no option but to get into situations where we are guaranteed to fail. Everything from debate classes to cheerleading tryouts and, if you were like me, all the way back to the monkey bars is designed to challenge you to the point… Continue reading
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Notes to Self: Staying In
Note to Self: When you’ve already decided to stay in for the evening… 1. Don’t look for things and events going on in town. 2. Don’t go about trying to find someone to attend those events with you. 3. When you do 1 and 2 anyway, don’t be upset when you can’t find anyone to do… Continue reading
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New Years Resolutions 2010
I still haven’t done my New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve thought about them, technically, I just haven’t written them down. It’ll be very difficult finding them next year. The thing I have to work on this year is constant balance. At the moment the way my life works is cyclical. For a month I will be… Continue reading