“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
That's for sure.
About Me
- Deborah K. Hanula
- Deborah K. Hanula has a year of Journalism training from Humber College, a Political Science degree from the University of Waterloo, and a Law degree from the University of British Columbia. In addition, she has Diplomas in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Child Psychology, and Psychotherapy and Counselling as well as a Family Life Educator and Coach Certificate and Certificates in Reflexology, Assertiveness Training, and Mindfulness Meditation. She is the author of five cookbooks, primarily concerned with gluten-free and dairy-free diets, although one pertains to chocolate. As an adult, in the past she worked primarily as a lawyer, but also as a university and college lecturer, a tutor, editor, writer, counsellor, researcher and piano teacher. She enjoys a multi-faceted approach when it comes to life, work and study, in order to keep things fresh and interesting. Check out her new book: A Murder of Crows & Other Poems (2023).
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Herbert Hoover: On War
"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that follow the aftermath of war."
Enough said.
Enough said.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Albert Einstein
"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." (Albert Einstein)
One of my favourite sentiments.
On Marriage
"Seems that the thought of marriage fills him with an impending sense of doom." (Spoken by Nathan Fillion's character, Richard Castle, on the CTV crime drama, Castle.)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
On Character
"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built."
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Weakness of Attitude
According to Albert Einstein, "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character".
True, indeed.
True, indeed.
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