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Keep Going Forward — Journaling Through Life

I woke up very early this morning, far earlier than I needed to, which is usual for me. I did go to bed early so there wasn’t any sleep loss. Going outside on the deck I looked up to see a lone star. It’s about all one might see at any given time here in […]

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We are Marching — POETRY, PROSE AND ANYTHING GOES

By Carrie Law Morgan Figgs 1. We are marching, truly marching Can’t you hear the sound of feet? We are fearing no impediment We have never known defeat. 2. Like Job of old we have had patience, Like Joshua, dangerous roads we’ve trod Like Solomon […]

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Post Covid-19 – Refining my classroom structures — shem banbury

This week I feel that we (students and me) have made some good progress. Over the last two weeks we have tried a couple of little tweaks to classroom structures. This has come from my own observations and feedback from students. Below is an outline on where we are currently at. WEEKLY OVERVIEWEach week I […]

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There are more beautiful things than Beyoncé. — inYellow&Gray🕊

I’m often fascinated by poetry that does not neccesrily address societal issues but explains what’s going on in a more detailed realistic form for everyone to understand. Parker reminds the reader that oppression is not a thing that happened in the past but a daily experience. An ongoing act. It is walking down the street. […]

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Harmony, by Sierra Anastasia

Music bleeds from my gums,
Filling my mouth with bitterly sweet songs.
Albums sizzle on my taste buds while
Lyrics gag me.
My throat swells with melodies
Turning my body into a pool of notes.
Voices nest nuzzled in my ear drums
Swarming harmony in tunes of plenty.

~ Sierra Anastasia

“ Facts matter. “ — Art of Quotation

With Trump’s approval numbers receding to pre-pandemic levels and Biden establishing a lead in early polling (5.9 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average), Trump is in unfamiliar territory. In the past, media saturation, out-and-out lying and right-wing media propaganda seemed to get him through the immediate news cycle. Now, his media blather is white noise […]

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“because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” — Art of Quotation

I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. Helen Keller, author

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“Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.” — Art of Quotation

Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self. Henri Nouwen, author, book quote from “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.18, HarperCollins

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“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” — Art of Quotation

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” Albert Camus, book quotes from “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.157, Vintage Image: Sisyphus (1548–49) by Titian

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