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No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A blog for the book IMPERFECT: a poetry anthology for middle schoolers about mistakes
How can we make the most of useful mistakes and do our best to fix the ones that need fixing? Poetry can help us figure it out.
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No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent outlets.
~ Fred Rogers
2020 left many with undone plans and actions, 2021 may let us complete them. Stay safe. --DM
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...the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
~ Martha Washington