Coach | Facilitator | Storyteller || First BE, Then Do #firstBEthendo || "How do *you* want to BE in the world?”
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Kïrsten Blake retweeted
The French labor code prohibits workers from eating lunch in the workplace.
The solo work lunch is also shunned in a culture that prizes a change of pace — and scenery — during the midday meal.
So what did it take for the French to finally take a break? n.pr/3NHH6ut
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I wish y’all would talk about community care as much as y’all talk about self-care. Bring the idea and term community care into our imaginations.
Kïrsten Blake retweeted
A community care practice: chill out on people. Relax more. Stop forcing things. Show empathy. Accept folks are going thru it right now. Be patient and do less. Take a breather.
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3. The Law of Growth
Wherever u go there u are. It is we who must change & not the ppl or things around us if we want to grow spiritually.
All we are given is ourselves.That is the only thing we have control over
When we change who we are within our hearts, our lives follow suit
Kïrsten Blake retweeted
1/ The five-day workweek has been standard in the U.S. for almost a century. It's time to cut it down to four.
Here’s my article in @TheAtlantic:
theatlantic.com/family/archi…
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Study: 90 minutes of #hiking outdoors reduced activity in portions of the brain involved in rumination & worry. Plus, there was less activity in a portion of the brain involved in mental illness. Hiking is good for our #mentalhealth! #stressrelief bit.ly/357UDaX
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5 questions to ask yourself at the end of each day:
— What was worthwhile?
— What did I let go of?
— What did I hold on to?
— What did I give?
— Who needs my forgiveness?
What am I missing?
Kïrsten Blake retweeted
PSA: If you've been performing a pre-pandemic version of yourself, STOP. You're doing yourself and others a disservice by perpetuating the myth that everything's okay and feeling otherwise is some how a moral failure.
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Kïrsten Blake retweeted
Self-love is revolutionary. We cannot fight for others when we're fighting a war inside ourselves. Compassion is a power that we first bestow on ourselves & then give away through our actions—to people, to our planet. When we recognize this, that is when love becomes our legacy.
Kïrsten Blake retweeted
Sympathy: I am sorry you are in pain. (Distant)
Empathy: I can imagine what this pain feels like. (Shared)
Compassion: You are suffering and I will do what I can to help. (Connected and Action-oriented)
Kïrsten Blake retweeted
Living in a Pandemic is mentally and physically taxing. Take care of yourselves and the people around you as best you can while you can.
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Take a pause. Is there any tension in your shoulders, neck, jaw, forehead or anywhere else? Try letting the tightness go as you exhale.
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We need to talk a lot less about red and blue.
We need to talk a lot more about whiteness.
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“No, Suzi. Go drink some water and go outside. Go speak to the plants. You are alive in a body. Get some sun on your face.”
- me, talking to myself as I emerged from one project and nearly dove into the next project with no break.
Kïrsten Blake retweeted
Good teaching is modeling discomfort. it is sitting with what you are struggling to articulate and letting your students/peers/family watch you struggle... & eventually overcome. This is especially important for White folks as they engage with each other around race #HipHopEd