“Think before you speak”
Originally posted on The Millennial Voices:
So here’s a little food for thought.. I overthink. I can assume that at least some of you reading this can relate. You start by thinking about saying something, wondering if you should say it, and worrying about what might happen if you do or do not say it.…
HuffPo: This City Eliminated Poverty, And Nearly Everyone Forgot About It
A great read on an experimental assistance program conducted 40 years ago in a Canadian prairie town. A large obstacle to assistance programs is trusting that people will not take advantage of the system. Granted this town does not depict all, it is a good example of how to reexamine assistance programs to aid those…
Facing Goodbyes
I have never been someone that did well with goodbyes, and my most recent farewell forced me to think about how I deal with myself in these situations. The fact that it was so abrupt, and quite frankly shocking, made me confront a side of myself that I dared not venture towards in the past.…
Interview: Former ‘Matilda’ Star Mara Wilson on Leaving Hollywood and Becoming a Writer
Originally posted on Longreads:
Adele Oliveira | Longreads | Nov. 2014 | 15 minutes (3,798 words) In 1994, when she was seven years old, Mara Wilson appeared on The Today Show with Katie Couric to promote a remake of Miracle on 34th Street, in which she starred. Right away, it’s easy to see why Wilson,…
The Day I Held My Boyfriends Hand – #HumansofHomophobia Campaign by #UCCLGBT
Originally posted on OlanHarrington.com:
I held my boyfriends hand yesterday. I caught it, as I usually do on University College Cork campus and held it until we reached the main gates, only this time I didn’t let go. We moved along the Western Road, towards Washington Street, and as we reached the innards of…
Keeping The Fire Lit
Early on in our careers, and in our lives, we confront a fork in the road that sometimes we don’t notice until it has become too late to reverse the course. Though, I am always an optimist and believe it is never too late for anyone to improve upon themselves, for most, by the time…
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