“The problem with the world is that we draw our family circle too small.” Mother Teresa
Shane got 5 million hits on his “To This Day” TED talk – poetry. I think we can learn from him as well as his message. He “simply,” in the face of possible shame and embarrassment tells his story (a life of bullying and being bullied) and through his vulnerability frees all of us to tell the truth
“Problems are messages.” Shakti Gawain
You must watch the CBC (CBC Doc Zone) documentary “Mars and Venus, Today.” I was so delighted that someone looked into the science behind John Gray’s books (that have had a massive impact on women!). There is no science behind his theories. His books have always been my most hated for one reason: He tells women to
“When self respect takes its rightful place in the psyche of woman, she will not allow herself to be manipulated by anyone.” Indira Mahindra
“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought as half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” Charlotte Whitton
Debra Dolan wrote a great letter to the editor in the Vancouver Sun about the power of writing groups. As she says, writing groups are, “… not just a way of preserving our own life, it is way to understand and clarify buried meanings. To sit with others who answer a single prompt such as “Tell
“The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one that makes you think.” Anonymous