One Woman’s Miracle! Sleep? Who has time to sleep? Sure we all sleep, but truthfully no one gets enough, and if we are honest with ourselves, how much sleep is ever enough? It would seem the more we sleep, the sleeper we get, but hey, what do I know? I…

Social Implications of A Negative Self-Concept SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A NEGATIVE SELF-CONCEPT Knowledge Acquisition and the Social Self Social cognition seeks to explain how people perceive themselves and other people. When one understands that cognition is acquiring knowledge, one can then understand the meaning of social cognition. The most straightforward meaning is acquiring knowledge about one’s…

Why I Continue to Teach After A Life Shattering Diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Life is full of defining decisions, and it would seem that mine is fuller than most these days. I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis in 2019. …

And They are Not filled with American Students! My current situation will result in a split personality, I am sure! That is a lie because the split has already occurred! I live in a relatively little border town. I teach in a middle school one city to the west of…

The Waking World of A Dream The dream’s narrative is always the same, night after night until I am so exhausted I don’t dream at all. The scene will and has changed over the years, but the dream and the dread it causes remain constant. I’ve never told anyone about…

Now That I Have Your Attention Please Let Me Explain Critical Definition: involving the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue to form a judgment. Race Definition: “Race” refers to physical differences that groups and cultures consider socially significant, while “ethnicity” refers to shared cultures, such as language, ancestry, practices…

A Story of Survival I hate being startled awake! However, here is where I find myself on this cold, dreary Georgia morning. Did I mention it is raining? Again! I am a dreamer… literally. Last night’s dream was a doozy, to say the least. The dream was just one in…

The Journey Into Hate I’ve often wondered why a person is bad. I don’t think they are born that way. I ponder, does it happen all at once, All in one day with one defining moment. Then I think to myself no this cannot be the way of it. …

Biography in Poetry Form Unapologetically Me I am me, and as always I am what I am supposed to be I am me, strong and free because I choose to be I am me, drug-free even though my father was a victim of the priesthood and an addict dead in…