Time Zones & Miracles

Mary Rose O'Reilley writes, "If you are in the right mental time zone, miracles happen. Humans operate in two time zones at once... clock time and high time.  This is an idea that obsessed St. Augustine... as well as any first grader who is trying to get to school before the bell rings while also paying attention to the single once-in-a-moment descent of the swallow tail onto a tea rose devoid of smell" (The Love of Impermanent Things: A Threshold Ecology (154).  http://www.amazon.com/The-Love-Impermanent-Things-Threshold/dp/1571313125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398747746&sr=8-1&keywords=love+of+impermanent+things .

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk video link

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity

Audre Lorde & Mike Rose Readings Links: click on the links below:

Here’s the link, which should take you there: http://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Audre-LORDE-Zami-A-New-Spelling-of-My-Name...-Sister-Outsider...-Undersong-Chosen-Poems-Old-and-New.pdf .  Remember, you don’t have to read the entire document, just the part mentioned on the schedule (Chapter 3 from Zami , pages 21 – 31). 

And here's the link to the Mike Rose reading, "I Just Wanna be Average":  http://userwww.sfsu.edu/mmartin/rose.pdf .  Enjoy!

"Just One Breath"

"Language is not something you learn in school, it is a world you're born into. It is part of the wildness of Mind. You master your home tongue without conscious effort by the age of five. Language with its sinuous syntax is not unlike the thermal dynamics of weather systems, or energy exchanges in the food chain—completely natural and vital, part of what and who we are."  --Gary Snyder, 

"Just One Breath: The Practice of Poetry and Meditation."  Tricycle.com. Tricycle Magazine, Fall 1991. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.  "Just One Breath"

Mental Health Information

I realize this is a delicate subject, but it's sadly a big part of modern-day life: if you or anyone you know is struggling with Depression or Anxiety, or having difficulties coping with anything in their lives, here's some helpful information, #s, and links from our OC Counseling Faculty:

Kitsap Mental Health eligibility:   360.405.4010 

Local Mental Health Resources (Kitsap County, Peninsula Region, Washington State)

Crisis Clinic of the Peninsulas (24 hours) is at 360.479.3033 or 800.843.4793 – a talk line for many issues including grief, suicidal thoughts, money, etc.

Counseling at OC is free and confidential to current students.

Please contact the wonderful OC Counselors if you have questions.  Don't be shy--they're very helpful and understanding!

  

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