February 2012
“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and...”
– Carson McCullers (via creatingaquietmind)
artemariposa asked: Oh, heyyyy! >.< I've been meaning to ask you, have you read Singer's "Animal Liberation" or Regan's "The Case for Animal Rights" and if so whether you had any thoughts on them?? Also, how are? :)
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“And when you notice that your heart is bleeding, mine is bleeding too.”
– Ceiling of Plankton - Givers
January 2012
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The Rabbit Hole of Self-Doubt →
I write about self-doubt.
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Nice v. Compassion →
Day Two on my Notes of Compassion blog I question whether Niceness and Compassion can be mutually exclusive and set goals for the week.
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Notes of Compassion →
I’ve started a different blog that will hold me accountable as I try to become a more compassionate person. Feel free to check it out.
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SOPA/PIPA Internet Blackout
January 18th I will be participating in the internet blackout in protest of SOPA/PIPA. SOPA might be shelved for now but it shouldn’t exist at all. If you don’t know what SOPA is go here then go here and send a letter to your representative telling him or her you do NOT support internet censorship.
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Why Women Aren't Crazy →
One of - if not, the - most important thing you’ll read all day.
“When these women receive any sort of push back to their reactions, they often brush it off by saying, “Forget it, it’s okay.”
That “forget it” isn’t just about dismissing a thought, it is about self-dismissal. It’s heartbreaking.
No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger, sadness,...
“Researcher Roger Fouts describes how Washoe, who had lost both her offspring as...”
– Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness by Marc Ian Barasch (Washoe was the first chimp to use American Sign Language)
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If I could turn my music up to the loudest point it could go and have the world disappear - I would. Right now, the highest it goes isn’t high enough. I’m lost in my own head and it certainly isn’t working out for me.
Lucky me, no one that knows me personally reads this frequently enough to worry.
(Hi Heather, Chris, Jackie, and Ashley!)