A TED talk by Sheila Kelley. Video here.
This is worth watching all the way through. I loved the ending statements the most.
This is worth watching all the way through. I loved the ending statements the most.
A TED talk by Sheila Kelley. Video here.
This is worth watching all the way through. I loved the ending statements the most.
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Valentine's Day is now one of my favoriate holidays, because it now represents rising up for women's rights, and because I can show up with thousands across the world to dance our protests to end violence. Did you know that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lives? Check out onebillionrising.org for more info. A dance was coreagraphed. Eek. I didn't think I could learn it. But I showed up and did my best, and loved every minute of it. We started on the Statehouse lawn in Montpelier. And then took over the main intersection. Video here. I then traveled to Burlington to partake in a parade and more festivities. I am so grateful. I was most inspired by my friend who works with youth, who taught her students the dance. Their presence and buy-in was so inspiring. It was also inspiring that a group of people in Montpelier meet many times before the protest to learn the dance. Wow. Just wow. Thank you! What a great community to be a part of. " What Heroic Thing Did JC Penney Do After Being Targeted by An Anti-Gay Group?"
"The anti-gay hate group One Million Moms has issued a boycott calling for JC Penney to fire spokeswoman Ellen DeGeneres due to her sexual orientation. JC Penney responded with this fabulous Father's Day ad — featuring two gay dads for the first time in JC Penney history." The copy reads: "What makes Dad so cool? He's the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver — all rolled into one. Or two. Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason." "You can almost hear the sound of one million bigoted moms cringing in unison." *above quotes from here. Inclusion makes a difference. “There is a huge connection between family representation and self-esteem,” veteran K-3 teacher Erica Eide explains. “If a child doesn’t see their family represented, it creates a disconnect and interrupts their learning. If you don’t feel recognized by your peers and your surroundings, how can you thrive?” This is a great article: Mimi's Moms article here. And...in Jewish news: First LGBT Jewish children's book published. "'The Purim Superhero' is story of young boy whose dilemma over which Purim costume to pick is solved with help of his 2 dads." Learn more here. When we lose the ability to squat, our quality of life changes drastically. If we squat more to begin with, we will have a longer time of mobility. Here is a song about it... =)
If you have not seen this viral video yet, of a disabled vet who changed his life through movement, now is the time. One of my movement teachers, Aaron Cantor, is in this video by Ido Portal. Ido Portal on Gymnastics, Motivation, Movement & More: "I don't wait for inspiration to come...I inspire myself." "Move it or lose it..and its gonna be a bad day when you lose it..." I especially like what he says near the end about how to meet people on the streets...to play...with movement. ~~~One approach: Find out what the body does; not what you can make it do. From there, with ease, find the end of your range of motion, breathe there, push gently, discover even more possibility. A Pep Talk from Kid President to You
"Stop being boring... If life is a game, let's be on the same team...." Video here. You’ll Never Believe What These Adults Found In This Ball Pit
This is deeply sweet and intimately connected to my dharma. Video here. TED Talk: Video here.
Trusting kids with their education. I like that he says you can hack your way into taking control of your education from inside the school system too. I would love some sort of wilderness/awareness school based out of Dharma Door Retreat or at least near by (this has been a dream since the beginning). TED talk: Video here.
Insight about co-parenting. "Sandberg's firsthand advice in getting men to take an equal role in parenting: stop micromanaging." |
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