Monthly Archives: April 2013

18
Apr

Leaping

“Leap and the net will appear.” This is one of my favorite adages and in fact is my favorite approach to decision-making. I think most of my life choices have been made with this philosophy as my foundation, now that I think about it. This is much… Continue reading →

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17
Apr

5 things I’ve learned in 5 days with The Boot

1It actually doesn’t matter very much if you’re a bit late. Very few things are set-in-stone-on-time. One of those very few things is the start of the school day. (Just sayin’.) 2Objects in sight are farther than they appear. 3Most people are kind… Continue reading →

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16
Apr

Monday, Tuesday

Monday: Despite not being too excited about the end of my holidays, I was surprised to discover a wee spring in my step (note: figurative language, not literal) upon returning to school on Monday. The energy of the kids was just so invigorating –… Continue reading →

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14
Apr

denial

My holidays unofficially ended last week when I put on my IB hat for 4 days from Thursday-Sunday. This means I worked through the weekend. Actually, they kind of ended as of Monday, as I spent 3 days putting together work in preparation for the Th… Continue reading →

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13
Apr

Two in one

Friday: I can’t help think of Meagan B when I write this: “Be your own advocate.” That’s what Friday’s truth was. Actually, in many ways it was my truth for the entire week, on both personal and professional levels. Sometimes no one else is there … Continue reading →

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11
Apr

Comfort and compassion

Really quick: The past few days have been tough. Nothing earth-shattering, but I’ve been stressed and frustrated. I’m moving forward, and this will be a blip in no time. 🙂 But I’ve been so… comforted by family’s and friends’ words of support, m… Continue reading →

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10
Apr

you can just tell.

Sometimes, when you are talking with someone, you get a sense of what they’re like when you’re not around. You can just tell. You can visualize it, hear it, feel it… “it” being the experience of what life in their world is like. Sometimes when p… Continue reading →

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9
Apr

slippery slope

[View the story “Conversation with @amichetti and @reidau1” on Storify]Conversation with @amichetti and @reidau1Storified by Adrienne Michetti Tue, Apr 09 2013 07:28:24This has not been a very good day. :-/Adrienne Michetti@amichetti need to sha… Continue reading →

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8
Apr

humanity

This demand for respectful silence in the wake of a public figure’s death is not just misguided but dangerous. That one should not speak ill of the dead is arguably appropriate when a private person dies, but it is wildly inappropriate for the dea… Continue reading →

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7
Apr

music and politics

This track is more than 20 years old. I, however, only discovered it about 6 years ago… I can’t remember how. Probably in a yoga class somewhere (it was early in my Michael Franti journey). It came up today on shuffle while I was at the gym, and… Continue reading →

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