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jtotheizzoe: A Self-Portrait of Opportunity I want you to stop and think about something. This is a picture of another planet. Where this robot is. Right now. As we sit here on Earth in this or any moment, we each have in our heads a flurry of worries and questions and ideas. And most of them pertain to our own lives. That’s okay, it’s human nature. We are each the center of our own universe. I often think about this in crowded places, like while in traffic, as the place I’m going is far more important than the place all of these other people are going. I’m convinced that they feel the same way. And so we sit. But that means that there are seven billion mental universes walking around on this planet. We are staring into them through little digital windows that we carry in our hands, and certain that this decision is the most important decision. Everything that is happening is happening to us. Yet for the past eight years, there has been a dusty, six-wheeled rover crawling around the surface of Mars, completely alone. Incidentally, that rover has exceeded its expected mission of 90 days by thirty-two times over. That’s admirable, and I can’t help but personify the little guy. Like a sort of scrappy, diligent explorer, quietly working hard for the benefit of someone else. “No complaints, boss!” Like Johnny 5 meets Wall-E. And so we get images like this, reminding us that every day we can look beyond our personal universe. What a thought! Look at how much is out there. Think of what else we could see! Let’s go.

jtotheizzoe:

A Self-Portrait of Opportunity

I want you to stop and think about something. This is a picture of another planet. Where this robot is. Right now.

As we sit here on Earth in this or any moment, we each have in our heads a flurry of worries and questions and ideas. And most of them pertain to our own lives. That’s okay, it’s human nature. We are each the center of our own universe.

I often think about this in crowded places, like while in traffic, as the place I’m going is far more important than the place all of these other people are going. I’m convinced that they feel the same way. And so we sit.

But that means that there are seven billion mental universes walking around on this planet. We are staring into them through little digital windows that we carry in our hands, and certain that this decision is the most important decision. Everything that is happening is happening to us.

Yet for the past eight years, there has been a dusty, six-wheeled rover crawling around the surface of Mars, completely alone. Incidentally, that rover has exceeded its expected mission of 90 days by thirty-two times over. That’s admirable, and I can’t help but personify the little guy. Like a sort of scrappy, diligent explorer, quietly working hard for the benefit of someone else. “No complaints, boss!” Like Johnny 5 meets Wall-E.

And so we get images like this, reminding us that every day we can look beyond our personal universe. What a thought! Look at how much is out there. Think of what else we could see! Let’s go.

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Inside we are complicated, complex, torrents of passion and biology. The outside serves as a mask. Today, look inside your mind and your spirit, take off the mask & show someone who you really are.

arpeggia:

Sculptures by Andrea Myers

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Bullying & Cyber Bullying Conference

I recently participated in an online bullying and cyber bullying conference for the anti-bullying advocacy organization called www.cybercitizen.org. I gave a live webinar presentation on elder bullying, also known as elder abuse.

I really enjoyed participating in this event and who like to take this opportunity to thank Brian and the organizers at cybercitizen for reaching out into communities and helping educate people on a full-spectrum of bullying topics which the conferenced helped raise awareness for.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to talk alittle about the topic of elder bullying: Some things you should know about elder abuse: Abuse can occur in many ways, most commonly through finanical manipulation and stealing, but also occurs from neglect, physical abuse such as beating or restraining, or emotional abuse such as teasing.

What may suprise some is to know that elder abuse is most commonly conducted by the adult children of these elderly persons. They may abuse their aging parents for many reasons, any of which is not accepatble of ocurse, as abuse is never justified. Some reasons though include difficult reactions to the emotional experience of their parents aging and the fear, guilt, confusion, and such that goes along with it.

Want to learn more about what I have to say on bullying and abuse topics? Check out my videos here: http://markdworkin.com/video-store/.

You may also be interested in these articles from my website: http://markdworkin.com/articles-problems-solutions/bullying-abuse-trauma/

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