May 2013
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“Make no mistake; you will be paid well not to feel, not to scrutinize the...”
– Audre Lorde, “Difference & Survival” (via grethor)
Don’t know what this is in relation to but this sounds a lot like corporate America to me…except the ‘paid well’ part
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“Participants rated their sexual orientation on a 10-point scale, ranging from...”
– New study indicates homophobia is often a result of repressed homosexual feelings, validating what Freud posited in his concept of “reaction formation,” in which we lash out against others’ expressions of what we loathe in ourselves. (via explore-blog)
April 2013
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How to Live a Simpler, More Contented Life →
onlinecounsellingcollege:
1. Ask yourself “What’s important?” Take a step back and think about what’s important to you. What do you really want to be doing, who do you want to spend your time with, what do you want to accomplish with your work? Make a short list of 4-5 things for your life, 4-5 people you want to spend…
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“Medical research has found there is a direct link between good health and living...”
– It’s not easy building community. You have to overcome a good amount of suspicion and social inertia and even then progress tends to stutter. But when it happens, man, it’s a great thing to witness!
Diana Leafe Christian, “Finding Community.” (via utnereader)
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“If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to...”
– C.S. Lewis (via stxxz)
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Chinese herb company seeks Wisconsin ginseng →
It’s great that a U.S. company is growing a Chinese herb. Sourcing this (and hopefully more herbs in the future) from more transparent companies would a long way to easing fears about Chinese herbal products.
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“We have a strange immigration policy for a nation of immigrants. And it’s a...”
– Thoughtful, necessary Washington Post op-ed on the knowledge economy and immigration reform by Mark Zuckerberg. (via explore-blog)
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“All but four of the [105] children who died were old enough to be vaccinated,...”
– This article- http://tinyurl.com/cyaracf. This is the possible consequence of not giving your kid the flu shot. Yes there were 4 vaccinated kids that died and yes there were probably kids who didn’t get the vaccine and didn’t catch the flu even if exposed to it. But their are...
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“They contend that the institutional church’s understanding of gays and lesbians...”
– This blog telling the Church to stop saying it loves homosexuals as it continues to fight against equality of marriage. http://tinyurl.com/ckcut88
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Portugal's unemployed heading to Mozambique... →
This just doesn’t sound right. Portuguese moving to their ex-#colony of Mozambique to create #jobs that don’t exist back home.
dynamicafrica:
In 1975, just after Mozambique had won its independence from Portugal after a bitter struggle, a quarter of a million Portuguese settlers fled the country. Fearful for their lives, but also without prospect of a livelihood, the mother country...
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“When women scream you wonder what’s wrong with them. When men yell you get...”
– The dichotomy of sexed anger.
A girl in my creative writing class said this in response to a story we read about witnessing intimate partner violence and it really fucked with my head because I’ve never, ever, ever, thought of it that way. (via youngbadmanbrown)
whoa.
(via weaklungz)
the truth...
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“The anus [is] this amazing thing that nobody appreciates. Here’s this ring of...”
– Why “Asshole” Is High Praise and Other Anatomy Lessons With Mary Roach
Over some beers and grilled cheese, we talked to author Mary Roach about indelicate things such as rectal smuggling (three phones at a time!?!), fake poop, and chewing diets. Intrigued? Disgusted? Check out her new book, Gulp!
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March 2013
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To the tumblogs I follow: I’m silent because I’m learning. I don’t speak up because it’s hard to hear what someone is saying over my own voice. Thank you for my continuing education. Take care.
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“He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.”
– Igbo saying as quoted by Chinua Achebe in this post. Thanks @dynamicafrica for the quote!
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Mother Jones magazine on Tumblr: I am not your... →
believermag:
One of the most incisive responses to some of the rhetoric we’ve been hearing in the wake of the Steubenville rape verdict is this blog post over at The Belle Jar. It articulates a discomfort many of us have with the sentiment (invoked in many contexts), “Imagine if…
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“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more...”
– Margaret Mead (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
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Tumblr of the Week: Reclaiming the Latina Tag
univisionnews:
By Sylvia Cipra
Each week we will be featuring a Tumblr page that we think stands out for all the right reasons. Whether it tackles Latino issues or it just pours out funny posts, we hope to expose you to the best content Tumblr has to offer. Feel free to submit/recommend your favorite blogs!
For our first showcase—and in honor of Women’s History Month—we introduce you to...
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“Closing your eyes isn’t going to change anything. Nothing’s going to disappear...”
– Haruki Murakami (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
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Black people, who make up 22% of the poor, receive... →
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racismschool:
Just so we’re all clear on what we just read. Black people make up 22% of the poor but only 14% of the government benefits. Meaning, 8% of poor Black people are not taking government benefits when they need them.
While, white people make up 42% of the poor but receive 69% of the government benefits....
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“This is an agreement that wouldn’t just affect the economy and sustainability in...”
– In an open letter to the U.S. Congress, 400 organizations demand greater transparency on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). TPP consists of 11 countries that are pushing to enhance patent and data protections for pharmaceutical companies. Doing so would obstruct price-lowering generic competition...
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“Not every child takes instantly to books like a duck to water, but I don’t...”
– Amanda Craig, If your child won’t read, find another book, The Telegraph (via prettybooks)
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“Instead of a beautiful but fragile flower that needs to have its stem in a...”
– Part of a Paul Graham article as quoted in this article. Just spent the last hour looking for this thing because as a community acupuncture office very much in the start-up stage I’ve heard “You really should look for better/more beautiful decorations/location” more than I thought...
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Responding to acupuncture and weight loss...
I get a lot of questions about using acupuncture for weight loss. My first response is that the person can’t depend on acupuncture to do the work for them. It’s just not going to happen. Acupuncture is support for an overall plan.
That many don’t continue long with acupuncture for weight loss makes it seem that they don’t have a plan or an understanding of the sequence of...
February 2013
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To acupuncturists "interested but..."
I didn’t think I’d have to deal with this. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to deal with this. To all acupuncturists interested in community acupuncture but “they just want more info:”
Grow up and suck it up.
This is not my decision to make for you. This is not me offering my pre-digested thoughts for you to peruse because you’re “unsure if this is...
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“An intimate relationship does not banish loneliness. Only when we are...”
– Patricia Fry (via onlinecounsellingcollege)
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“This is senseless?
Shall I make sense or shall I tell the truth?
Choose...”
– Randall Jarrell, Steele Im Raum
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Wow! At 19 to be able to see the world like this is inspiring!
deviantart:
French photographer Florent Courty is 19. He started teaching himself photography 4 years ago. This is where he’s at:
“I’m here to show you what the world looks like outside the every day life. Open your eyes, just enjoy the magic of Nature.” —Florent...
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“A traveler could fly every day for an average of 123,000 years before being in a...”
– Meanwhile, the risk of dying as a result of medical errors (~100,000 per year) is three times the risk of dying in a car crash in America (~30,000 per year).
2012 Was the Safest Year for Airlines Globally Since 1945
(via jayparkinsonmd)
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“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a...”
– Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (via kathleenjoy) 