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Sticks and Stones and Porkchops1 comment

Nancy wrote 2 months ago: The girl I used to nanny for, who isn’t a little girl anymore, posted this incredibly moving v … more →

Tags: Shane Koyczan; transcript of Bullies called him Porkcho

Looking for Love5 comments

Melissa wrote 3 months ago: A friend recently told me that in some parts of Latin America, Valentine’s Day is known as the … more →

Tags: colourfulQUOTES

The Paralysis of Self-Doubt4 comments

Nancy wrote 7 months ago: I haven’t been interpreting in the post-secondary setting all semester. For people that know S … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE, It is never too late!, Amy Cuddy, self doubt, TeD

running free8 comments

Nancy wrote 1 year ago: I want to be as free as Aimee Mullins when she is running on her metal cheetah legs. I had a realiza … more →

Tags: Running, Aimee Mullins

Embracing My Fears23 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: I have been terrified of everything. For forever. As a hypochondriac of the mental health persuasion … more →

Tags: embracing fear, Fear, fear poem, I give you back, Joy Harjo, phobias

Women are Crazy, Irrational, and Overly Sensitive2 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: How many times have I heard people say these things in reference to women and girls?  Please. How ma … more →

Tags: colourfulQUOTES, Feminism, Yashar Ali

Putrid Colours3 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: For the last…wow, two months now…I’ve basically become the antithesis of  ”e … more →

Tags: colourfulQUOTES, Vulnerability, Brené Brown, ugly colours, Life Sucks

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?3 comments

Nancy wrote 1 year ago: Meet Pepper. She will be 9 years old this year. She is old, as you can see from her newly white hair … more →

Luminous Prayer Flags3 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: In many religions of the world, collective prayers are often lifted in an audible form, but there is … more →

Tags: colourfulPLACES, colourfulPEOPLE, Tibetan Prayer Flags, Prayer flags

Mourning in North Minneapolis: "The Women Gather"4 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: As some of you may know, two young men-only boys actually-were killed in my neighborhood. The first … more →

Tags: colourfulMUSIC, Sweet Honey in the Rock, the women gather, North Minneapolis

5 things yoga has taught me5 comments

Nancy wrote 1 year ago: Yoga is a life long practice.  In order to continue to advance in your practice, understand negativi … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE, Yoga

American Sign Language Colourized My World7 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: I am being sappy. I am aware. But really, has that ever stopped me? I went to the Children’s M … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE, American Sign Language, ASL, Deaf Community, interpreter

Failure and Imagination5 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago: I owe it to my nephew and niece that I devoured the Harry Potter series as a thirty year old. I can … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE, colourfulQUOTES, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Harvard commencement speech

Tea, Hospitality, and Tranquility7 comments

Melissa wrote 1 year ago:   I travelled to India with the University earlier this summer. Soon after arriving, our group … more →

Tags: Colourful Things, Tea, India

action verb girls2 comments

Melissa wrote 2 years ago: Eve Ensler gives an incredibly empowering talk in the TED video below, not only for women but for me … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE, colourfulQUOTES, Eve Ensler, feminists, Inner girl

Laugh out Loud4 comments

Nancy wrote 2 years ago: Allie Brosh has to be the funniest woman alive.  She encapsulates what  Melissa and I will spend hou … more →

Tags: colourfulART

paper cranes for Japan2 comments

Melissa wrote 2 years ago: Nancy and I had the opportunity to visit the World Trade Center memorial a couple of years ago. Insi … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE, colourfulQUOTES

Depth of Field: Colourize your Pictures2 comments

Nancy wrote 2 years ago: In our photography class we discussed extensively Depth of Field.  I found a cool website that can s … more →

Born to Run.2 comments

Nancy wrote 2 years ago: After listening to this talk, I feel better about needing to run with people.  I tend to feel guilty … more →

Tags: colourfulPEOPLE


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