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In a poem my best friend wrote in high school, she called the discolored line down my back the point where an “angel’s wings threaten to burst through.” I think about that a lot. How the things we so easily label as blemishes or shame
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“The only time I can't think is when I'm doing gymnastics, and what if that won't work anymore, because now gymnastics means losing? My voice cracks and I'm close to tears, but I don't want to cry. I want to fix this.”
― Finding Her Edge
― Finding Her Edge
“In some respects, children are better placed to perceive their connectedness to the world around them, and in this respect, adults might learn from them. Here we could recognize the child as being more open to a state of becoming as an intrinsic worldly intelligence, rather than thinking of them on the way to 'becoming' something else (intelligent, for example).”
― Schemas in the Early Years
― Schemas in the Early Years
“The main institutions in an established democracy no longer seem to work for the people. The man in the street is thinking: nothing is ever going to change, and if that's the case, you disinvest in the society around you and look elsewhere for purpose. Once you get that level of distrust, it's pretty clear where people will turn to get some kind of solace...the internet.”
― Break the Internet: The Truth About Influencers
― Break the Internet: The Truth About Influencers
“How likely is it that your feedback will cause me to cry under the shower?”
― The Love Hypothesis
― The Love Hypothesis
“Noticing the potential message in children's behaviors and responding appropriately and respectfully is our aim. Reflecting upon Becky's enclosing and tying-up of her toys, it is clear that she needed the freedom to safely express herself without judgment and for an adult to interact and not interfere. Many adults seek to control children's play or stop them if they see a child playing in ways they deem inappropriate.”
― Schemas in the Early Years
― Schemas in the Early Years
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