Thinking Thursday: ideas that will make you reconsider and rethink
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Every Thursday, some links you might want to explore, things that have caught my attention, questions we might need to be asking ourselves.
MIND
This was totally me when I was a baby, and it is totally me now, too, when a good book comes to an end. Neuroscience finds rituals that will make you happier.BODY
Who knew? The CDC’s incredibly condescending message to young women. An excerpt from the essay about a CDC infographic: “One of the unexpected costs of being female is that people keep holding you accountable for other people’s behavior. You thought you were just a person, but it turns out that you are a wizard. You control the actions of others by the way you choose to dress and walk and talk and live your life.”And, in related news, misogyny rules. So does ageism. Shocker, that.
I love eating meals from bowls, so this post of 30 quick soup recipes appeals, mightily.
Oh dear god, how I love these. And YOU KNOW I love these. And I love washi tape.
Dang. That’s the end of an era.
SOUL
“Your job as a parent is not to say, ‘Tell me what you want to be when you grow up.’ Instead, if you just try everything and are super attentive — not in a helicopter-y, my-child’s-a special-snowflake way — you can be aware of what they gravitate to, and encourage them to do more of it. See if that light still shines in their eyes. Pay attention to what sparks them.”
Why don’t we talk about the pain of friendship break-ups?I love this artist’s work so much.
20 ways sitting in silence can completely transform your life.SPEAKING UP
I first wrote this piece for 37days not to complain but to ignite. Let it ignite you.
WORD
“Fanatics do not have faith — they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.” — Yann Martel
