Please note: A space has opened up in my upcoming Life is a Verb retreat (April 15-18 in Asheville, NC) because of a cancellation due to illness. I would love to have you there!
mind :: my brain and yours
Teen suicide warning signs But young brains don't work the same as adults. Depressed teens tend to avoid conflict and repress emotions, which makes it difficult to spot warning signs. Their thought-process is highly influenced and determined by their relationships.
Teen suicide identification, intervention, and prevention. Read this. (Thanks to Gloria Phillips Turlington) Beth Patterson said of this article: "When I used to work with teens who were grieving, this was such an important topic to talk about–in group–out in the light of day. I can only hope it helped to normalize their feelings and help them know they are not alone. This is a good article."
"Jesus was a Nazi, So's Your Preacher" -Glenn Beck. Here's Roger Ebert's take on it.
With cancer, words are inadequate.
For obese people, prejudice in plain sight.
body :: my place and yours
Idle parenting means happy children. (Thanks to Jessi Herr) But it seems in the U.S. that recess has a new boss. (Thanks to Marilyn Maciel)
A corn soup for, yes, late winter. (Thanks to Mollie Katzen)
Let's all be hyperlocavores.
My newest travel t-shirt.
soul :: my heart and yours
Furnace of joy. (Thanks to Lisa Field-Elliott)
Hey, I know her.
Savor. (Thanks to Janet Smith)
A final thought :: Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people. -Elizabeth Berry
[Adinkra vegetable print, found here]
