I know a young girl that gives so much love, joy, and light to this world. It doesn’t matter that she has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. It doesn’t matter that Cerebral Palsy has stiffened her muscles and made it hard for her to talk. It doesn’t matter that she… Read more »
Wanda’s Rockers isn’t a rock band. It’s a group of neighbors who once a year stage a rock-a-thon. Several years ago Wanda and a group of Buckhannon Manor residents became involved in their county’s annual telethon for the American Heart Association. They set up 8 rocking chairs in the community room of the Manor and… Read more »
Wheat Ridge campaigns teach power of individuals By Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News May 6, 2005 WHEAT RIDGE – Wheat Ridge High School students were devastated last fall when they lost three classmates to tragedy. But rather than surrender to sorrow, members of several student clubs have used a character education program called the Power… Read more »
One evening a Cherokee elder sat with his grandson at the fire to tell him about the battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘ wolves’ inside us all. One is Evil. This wolf speaks with anger, envy, jealousy, hatred, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,… Read more »
Social Savvy Used as Power Carrie Watters The Arizona Republic Feb. 26, 2006 They are called Queen Bees: Mean girls who bully other girls. They aren’t new, but more and more people are taking a stand against it. Girls aren’t typically the bullies who beat each other up on the playground or steal milk money…. Read more »
December 9, 2005 Learning some hard lessons firsthand, some 830 Westfield High sophomores and 50 seniors participated recently in the annual Ethics Day event at the Westfields Marriott.(The seniors acted out ethical dilemmas and also played jurors in a mock trial, and nearly 100 adult volunteers helped with presentations and moderated table discussions among the… Read more »
Anger is believed to have three components (Lewis & Michalson, 1983): The Emotional State of Anger. The first component is the emotion itself, defined as an affective or arousal state, or a feeling experienced when a goal is blocked or needs are frustrated. Fabes and Eisenberg (1992) describe several types of stress-producing anger provocations that… Read more »
While visiting in Vancouver, British Columbia, my wife and I took a day trip, via the BC Ferries to Victoria, the government seat of British Columbia. On our way down Highway 17 toward the seaside capitol, we took a brief side tour to visit beautiful Buchart Gardens. These extraordinarily, exquisite gardens, which are tucked away… Read more »
Poor me-Nobody likes Me-I can’t do anything right-Why am I always the one that did it?-Might as well not try it never works anyway! Contributors 1. Adults who accuse and excuse childs behavior. 2. Adults who are too Restrictive or Permissive. 3. Adults who fail to help children discover their gifts and purpose! 4. Adults… Read more »
We all do everything, share the work–there’s no room around here for a star, for someone to think she’s above the others. You’re expected to pitch in on whatever needs doing. Nothing is beneath your dignity. But on the other hand, nothing is beyond your reach. – Frances Hasselbein
