Imagine this:
Bright, ambitious, attractive female...
Political campaign for mayor...no governor...no make it senator....
Background check reveals nude pictures in Playboy....
A righteous political party reeks havoc, disrupts political rallies, maligns candidate in the press..
Bright, ambitious, attractive female gives up her campaign.
Now reality this:
Bright, ambitious, attractive male...
Political campaign for senator...
Background check reveals nude pictures in Cosmopolitan...
A righteous political party continues to endorse, funds political rallies and feeds press glowing family friendly information...
Bright, ambitious, attractive male wins his campaign.
DOUBLE STANDARD....
Donna :o(
Monday, January 25, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hey Jude...
Hello
Yesterday, my very brave, strong beautiful friend, Judy, died from the disease process of Ovarian Cancer.
Judy was a wonderful woman...smart, funny and caring.
I met Judy in the early ninety's while working at my cousin's private Physical Therapy practice. Judy was one of our PTA's (physical therapy assistants). Judy had an energy that was over the edge. When Judy walked into a room, everyone smiled and could not wait to hear of one of her crazy, fun exploits.
Judy was also sincere. Patients loved her. She was intuitive and smart and she used those gifts to connect with people. Every patient liked working with Judy. She healed many people.
Judy faced breast cancer and then a reoccurrence with ovarian cancer. She faced cancer the same way she faced everything in life---straight forward and with a strong will. She is my heroine.
Judy loved everything. She loved her family, her friends...her camp and motorcycle...fishing and kayaking...I could go on forever.
Judy just loved having fun.
I will miss Judy,
Donna
Yesterday, my very brave, strong beautiful friend, Judy, died from the disease process of Ovarian Cancer.
Judy was a wonderful woman...smart, funny and caring.
I met Judy in the early ninety's while working at my cousin's private Physical Therapy practice. Judy was one of our PTA's (physical therapy assistants). Judy had an energy that was over the edge. When Judy walked into a room, everyone smiled and could not wait to hear of one of her crazy, fun exploits.
Judy was also sincere. Patients loved her. She was intuitive and smart and she used those gifts to connect with people. Every patient liked working with Judy. She healed many people.
Judy faced breast cancer and then a reoccurrence with ovarian cancer. She faced cancer the same way she faced everything in life---straight forward and with a strong will. She is my heroine.
Judy loved everything. She loved her family, her friends...her camp and motorcycle...fishing and kayaking...I could go on forever.
Judy just loved having fun.
I will miss Judy,
Donna
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Happy New Year!
Hello!
I cannot believe how long it has been since I last wrote. Believe me, my tardiness is not due to lack of ideas.
Transitions. I am in transition. Transitions are hard. Any woman out there who has given birth to a child can certainly relate to that statement. But transitions do not only happen in the labor and delivery room.
Transitions happen all the time. I know at the schools where I substitute, the concept of transitions occupy a vast amount of the school day. Students have to transition from the bus to the classroom. They transition during the day between specials or subjects. Then they have to transition to home. It is hard for students to stop one thing and then focus their minds and bodies toward another thing.
Transitions happen to adults as well. I am transitioning from a master's program to trying to find employment. My daughters are transitioning from Fall semester to Spring semester in college. My husband just celebrated his 51st birthday and he is transitioning into the mindset of what it means to be in the "youth of old age."
With transitions come some very good things. Transitions force us to evaluate where we are and what is important. Transitions have the potential to motivate us to dig deep inside, to find the passion to move forward. Transitions are necessary in life to help us appreciate and adjust.
So here are some of the things I have learned from helping my students during transitions.
First: use your zero voice and stop what you are doing.
Second: listen to the instructions.
Third: decide what you have to do to carry out the instructions.
Fourth: make a plan.
Fifth: follow through with your plan.
Sixth: be kind to others as you put your plan in place.
Seventh: reach your goal and be proud.
Eighth: be ready to listen again and repeat.
These are simple steps. They are practical and doable. They are valuable...whether we are students in school or students in life. I hope you take them to heart and practice them in 2010.
Have hope,
Donna
I cannot believe how long it has been since I last wrote. Believe me, my tardiness is not due to lack of ideas.
Transitions. I am in transition. Transitions are hard. Any woman out there who has given birth to a child can certainly relate to that statement. But transitions do not only happen in the labor and delivery room.
Transitions happen all the time. I know at the schools where I substitute, the concept of transitions occupy a vast amount of the school day. Students have to transition from the bus to the classroom. They transition during the day between specials or subjects. Then they have to transition to home. It is hard for students to stop one thing and then focus their minds and bodies toward another thing.
Transitions happen to adults as well. I am transitioning from a master's program to trying to find employment. My daughters are transitioning from Fall semester to Spring semester in college. My husband just celebrated his 51st birthday and he is transitioning into the mindset of what it means to be in the "youth of old age."
With transitions come some very good things. Transitions force us to evaluate where we are and what is important. Transitions have the potential to motivate us to dig deep inside, to find the passion to move forward. Transitions are necessary in life to help us appreciate and adjust.
So here are some of the things I have learned from helping my students during transitions.
First: use your zero voice and stop what you are doing.
Second: listen to the instructions.
Third: decide what you have to do to carry out the instructions.
Fourth: make a plan.
Fifth: follow through with your plan.
Sixth: be kind to others as you put your plan in place.
Seventh: reach your goal and be proud.
Eighth: be ready to listen again and repeat.
These are simple steps. They are practical and doable. They are valuable...whether we are students in school or students in life. I hope you take them to heart and practice them in 2010.
Have hope,
Donna
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