i just encountered a concept in which God does exist and people DO have free will ( Read more... )

The greatest thing about being an Assistant Editor at 110 is the opportunity Adam and I have to share what we’ve been taught. Seriously. So, what’s to follow is a description of the 110 Unlearning Racism workshop, which I took from the facilitator’s guide to the YWCA of Tucson’s “It’s Time to Talk” Youth Forum ( Read more... )

I can’t leave Tucson in this state. I can’t just go to college and leave all these kids struggling to find meaning in their lives. I can’t be so egocentric that I take the next four years to invest soley in my personal development. I have to get this youth center off the ground because I won’t feel okay to leave until I know I helped to create ( Read more... )

*I feel the need to put yet another disclaimer at the top of this one too. i just got 4 hours of sleep last night and have worked all day so i'm not in the mood to edit my words ( Read more... )

***this entry is for me to remember specifics about what went well and what didn't. it's not necessarily going to be interesting or pleasurable reading for people who are not me. i just got the urge to document today. maybe because i'm always thinking about what practices we use that can applied to any teaching experience in my future ( Read more... )

i feel so detached from the whole thing-- mom says i'm prolly still in shock but i don't know if that's what's really going on ( Read more... )

SilencE is NOT golden ( Read more... )

they've got Greta Garbo stamps!!!!

and oh my GOD they look good

i wanted to share these two quotes with you cuz i thought they were strong/ powerful/ motivating:

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
--Marting Luther King, Jr.

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
--Maya Angelou

For the first time since I moved in, I had a reason to clean the entire house ( Read more... )