November 5, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on A Higher Power: you don’t need to believe there is a god directing the universe, you just need to stop believing you’re the director. A Higher Power: you don’t need to believe there is a god directing the universe, you just need to stop believing you’re the director.
November 4, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Not Good, Nor Bad: “there is no evil in things changing, just as there is no good in persisting in a new state.” Not Good, Nor Bad: “there is no evil in things changing, just as there is no good in persisting in a new state.”
November 3, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Following the Doctor’s Orders: “in the case of the doctor, prescribed means something ordered to aid someone’s healing. But in the case of nature, it means that what happens to each of us is ordered to help aid our destiny.” Following the Doctor’s Orders: “in the case of the doctor, prescribed means something ordered to aid someone’s healing. But in the case of nature, it means that what happens to each of us is ordered to help aid our destiny.”
November 2, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Binding Our Wishes to What Will Be: no matter how much preparation, no matter how skilled or smart we are, the ultimate outcome is in the lap of the gods. The sooner we know that, the better we will be. Binding Our Wishes to What Will Be: no matter how much preparation, no matter how skilled or smart we are, the ultimate outcome is in the lap of the gods. The sooner we know that, the better we will be.
November 1, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Accepting What Is: “don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will – then your life will flow well.” Accepting What Is: “don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will – then your life will flow well.”
October 31, 2017July 8, 2019lizziefortin2 Comments on Making Space for Students’ Voices Making Space for Students’ Voices
October 31, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on You Were Born Good: “the human being is born with an inclination toward virtue.” You Were Born Good: “the human being is born with an inclination toward virtue.”
October 30, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Who Gets the Lion’s Share? “Aren’t you ashamed to reserve for yourself only the remnants of your life and to dedicate to wisdom only that time can’t be directed to business?” Who Gets the Lion’s Share? “Aren’t you ashamed to reserve for yourself only the remnants of your life and to dedicate to wisdom only that time can’t be directed to business?”
October 29, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Character is Fate: “each person acquires their own character, but their official roles are designated by chance. You should invite some to your table because they are deserving, others because they may come to deserve it.” Character is Fate: “each person acquires their own character, but their official roles are designated by chance. You should invite some to your table because they are deserving, others because they may come to deserve it.”
October 28, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on We Were Made For Each Other: our mutual interdependence with our fellow human beings is stronger than the law of gravity. We Were Made For Each Other: our mutual interdependence with our fellow human beings is stronger than the law of gravity.