humanity
Humanity begins at home.
She is.
There’s different kinds of teachers in the world. The strict ones that focus on what you “can’t” or “shouldn’t” do. The “simple” ones that dumb things down so much, you feel like you’re stuck in preschool hearing them emphatically repeat phrases over and over as if the resound is understood differently. Then, you have the “taught” teachers, who try hard to explain what they’ve been taught, but can’t quite put it into words you can understand. I could go on about types of teachers I’ve experienced in my lifetime, but that’s not really the point. The point is—this one teacher—the “model” teacher; let’s focus on her for a moment. This teacher wears her content. She is a walking three dimensional figure of the subject area she intends to educate her pupils in. This teacher IS the model. She is—the thesis. She is—my mother, and it’s not so much what she teaches me, rather how she teaches it, that really illuminates the lessons I hold dear. She just lives and shapes me with the lessons she breathes. Here are the top 5 life lessons she breathes into me.
By Natalie Stover5 years ago in Families
Rhapsody and Indifference: Sexuality and Families
D.H. Lawrence is a writer who seems both known and unknown. Most of us who took literature in college or who were assigned The Rocking-Horse Winner in high school, know of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and its scandalous history. I read it at fifteen and have read at least eight years in between since then. My attitude towards the “banned” sex in the novel changes every time I read it. During my last read, it seemed less rapturous and the sex seemed odd; that is likely due to time and experience and the realization that the novel speaks more to class than sex. I remember being on a date years ago with an English man and he said the most shocking thing about the book was that the Lady of the Manor “stooped” a “yardsman”. Some people (and professors are people) abhor him and yet I am always engrossed by his books, poems, and short stories. He is profoundly good at describing the internal life of a person. My latest read is “Rainbow”. It has little dialogue, but it is sumptuous in its descriptions of the characters' inner thoughts and desires. It is about family and the steel thread of sexuality that supports each generation.
By Risa Christy Peris5 years ago in Families
What We Understand
On a global, macro level, we understand the concept of trying to remain healthy. We understand that healthy diets and exercise help to keep arteries from clogging, blood pressure stable, and help us to feel good in general. Not eating too many burgers, drinking plenty of water, drinking alcohol in moderation, and keeping regular sleeping habits help as well. We all know the good stuff to do, and we are, generally, pretty successful.
By Craig Hall5 years ago in Families
Enjoy your life today……COVID-19
Life is beautiful, life is uncertain, life is an adventure, life is a gift. So be a person who enjoys every day, every minute, or every second. Why I'm saying this because in the past year I learned something is that your family & friends are so important to you & Every second is so meaningful with them. You need to focus and remember that the day you are currently living will only happen once in your entire life, so you need to make the most of it. It's all about mindset, how you focus on life. We people always assume that we need to make extreme changes to our life, habits, routines, and bank balance to be happy and to enjoy our everyday life. But trust me that is not the case. Usually, we already have everything to enjoy your present day. It's just up to you what's important for you today.
By Anju Jagarwal5 years ago in Families
The life I want and don't want
Because of my daughter's school, I returned to live in the old city, which is also some days. And because the family home has been relatively old, so the people living in the courtyard are all kinds of people, mostly renters and older people. Every day in the city of the old city shuttle in and out, there is so a person, caught my attention.
By VasPetrovskiy19945 years ago in Families
Getaway
This year for Mother's Day I decided that I just wanted to get away from the stress that I deal with every day. I am spending a week at my son's trailer in the woods. I had no deal what to pack for the trip. See I live in Florida. You may think this is a problem.
By Terri Rosall5 years ago in Families
And I, Like Her
The cool air of the pre-sunrise morning. I’d forgotten what it was like, how sweet and crisp it felt. I’ve been up with the sunrise here in Houston, but never outside for it. This air is where I truly thrive, the calm before the rest of the world wakes up. As cool as it is, this is still May in Houston, TX. I can smell the humidity and coming heat.
By Nick Blocha5 years ago in Families
The Maple Grove
When winter meets spring late in March, as the snow melts and stems push through the ground, trying to reach the sky, the sap of the sugar maple begins to run. The tears of happiness seep from the woken trees. A sign that they have survived, the long sleep of the frozen landscape. This is the time that our harvest begins from the forest.
By Dg Clearing5 years ago in Families
My Heroes Have Always Been Mother's,
I have quite a few heroes, there are the ones' I was blessed by being born into their lives, some I have met along my journey, and some were the blessings I gave birth to. I will focus on the ones who are Mother's, since this is the energy that ultimately made me the woman I am today. I would not possess the strength to overcome the things I have gone through if it weren't for every one of these women. I am grateful to each for each and every one of them.
By Trisha Behrens5 years ago in Families
