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Friday, 06 November 2009
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I came upon an article in the NY Times and wanted to share with everyone.
The following is an excerpt from a college essay by Rebecca Thomas, who stands at 6 feet and 4 inches, and her life as a tall person.
"Life as a Tall Girl"
"I often wish people weren’t so rude. How can they act so unabashedly shocked when they see someone who is different from them? And I’ve got it easy; I’m a minority only in the sense of height. I can only imagine how those under the burden of a group prejudice based on their race or religion must feel. I like to think that those who have insulted me didn’t intend to. I do believe that most people are basically good, but they can be insensitive.
- Rebecca Thomas
Full article:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/life-as-a-tall-girl/
Monday, 02 November 2009
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Your Personal Approach
"I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Action Not Words
"You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. It’s actions, not words, that matter."
- Nicholas Sparks
Friday, 23 October 2009
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As We Grow Up
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.
- Excerpt from “Futility” by Gerry Legister
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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