Remember to run with the good dogs.
Ian Fogarty (I probably have already posted this several times but it’s important so..)
Quick translation for anyone who didn’t go to Shad UNB 2010: surround yourself with good people, especially people who are better than yourself, their goodness will inspire you and rub off on you.
From now on if I need inspiration or to feel something akin to understanding I’m just going to read pages of John Green quotes. I mean, that man has a talent with words that is glorious to behold, in addition to wit, humour and charm. I just had one of those moments where I wanted to share every single thing I read with a multitude of the people I care about. Not even in a “oh, look at this”, sort of way, more of an aggressive, shove it in their face and screech “don’t you see how good this is! do you even understand?”
I don’t have adequate words to describe this particular type of obsession (which only seems to posses me when it comes to literature – although a milder form comes in to play when I’m entrapped in other art forms.)
Anyway, there’s a few in my queue, and I’m sure they’ll be more with time. Something for everyone (including me) to look forward to.
sigh.
P.S. I really want to read looking for Alaska now. REALLY badly.
(via gatekeeper)
If everyone contributes, things get done, yet even when it feels like no one else is contributing, it’s still worth doing what you can, because if no one did anything because no one else was doing anything absolutely nothing would get done. The more people who decide to make positive impact on the world, the better.
it’s about learning, and connecting our learning to the bigger picture, and not being just about information, and connecting and being active in the world and being engaged in the world, and to me that’s hopefully where 21st education is going