May 2010
63 posts
Portfolio Review Today + Germany in five days = Emotional Roller coaster
I AM
NOT AN AMERICAN who believes that questioning or criticizing my government is unpatriotic. I AM AN AMERICAN whose voice and actions define who I am in a free society.
- A: Knock Knock?
- B: Who's there?
- A: You're fired
- B: You're fired who?
- A: Stop playing jokes we're letting you go.
- B: Seriously? after over 20 years of working for you?
- A: Do you think we're joking? Pack up your stuff and leave.
- where's the justice in that?
For Those of you who have been through Sophomore review...
What were some successful things that you did in your review and what are some things you would change if you had the chance? I kind of suffer from stage fright so the presentation part is making me really nervous. Any other advice?
Streets Of Fire
The New Pornographers
Streets of Fire :: The New Pornographers
probably one of my favorite songs on one of my favorite albums (Twin Cinema). Well, it’s between this and “Jessica Numbers.”
<3 you Neko
Pro-Life or Anti-Sex? →
experimentaltheology.blogspot.com
(via kindakay: lipstick-feminists:veisalgia)
A thought…
It seems to me that most Pro-Life people I know really aren’t Pro-Life at all. They are, rather, Anti-Sex. That is, the abortion debate is often just a cover to wage war on the sexual revolution and the Dawn of the Pill. What many Pro-Life people are angry about is the casual sexuality of our age, an era of “abortion on demand.” Pro-Life advocacy, then, is often (consciously or unconsciously) really a way to get sexually promiscuous people to face the “consequences” of sexual activity. The focus on life is often cover for Puritanical worries about sexuality in modern America.
Why do I draw this conclusion? Because most Pro-Life people I know are only Pro-Life in this one area, and only in this one area. They are not, generally speaking, consistently Pro-Life. For example, most Pro-Life people are…
…not Pro-Life when it comes to gun control.
…not Pro-Life when it comes to preemptive war.
…not Pro-Life when it comes to capital punishment.
…not Pro-Life when it comes to global malnourishment.
…not Pro-Life when it comes to universal health care.
…not Pro-Life when it comes to entitlement programs for the women and children of the working poor (to remove the economic incentives for abortion).
…not Pro-Life in promoting condom usage to prevent teenage pregnancy or AIDS in developing nations.
“Nonviolence does not mean that we remain indifferent to a problem. On the contrary, it is important to be fully engaged. However, we must behave in a way that does not benefit us alone. We must not harm the interests of others. Nonviolence therefore is not merely the absence of violence. It involves a sense of compassion and caring. It is almost a manifestation of compassion. I strongly believe that we must promote such a concept of nonviolence at the level of the family as well as at the national and international levels. Each individual has the ability to contribute to such compassionate nonviolence.
How should we go about this? We can start with ourselves. We must try to develop greater perspective, looking at situations from all angles. Usually when we face problems, we look at them from our own point of view. We even sometimes deliberately ignore other aspects of a situation. This often leads to negative consequences. However, it is very important for us to have a broader perspective.
We must come to realize that others are also part of our society. We can think of our society as a body, with arms and legs as parts of it. Of course, the arm is different from the leg; however, if something happens to the foot, the hand should reach down to help. Similarly, when something is wrong within our society, we must help.” —
How should we go about this? We can start with ourselves. We must try to develop greater perspective, looking at situations from all angles. Usually when we face problems, we look at them from our own point of view. We even sometimes deliberately ignore other aspects of a situation. This often leads to negative consequences. However, it is very important for us to have a broader perspective.
We must come to realize that others are also part of our society. We can think of our society as a body, with arms and legs as parts of it. Of course, the arm is different from the leg; however, if something happens to the foot, the hand should reach down to help. Similarly, when something is wrong within our society, we must help.” —
The Dalai Lama
From :: An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
