William Arthur Ward:

The mediocre teacher tells

The good teacher explains

The superior teacher demonstrates

The great teacher inspires

Warning Signs of Cancer

Change in bowel or bladder habits

A sore that does not heal

Unusual bleeding or discharge

Thickening or a lump anywhere in the body

Indigestion or difficulty swallowing

Obvious change in a wart or mole

Nagging cough or hoarseness

This is a story about 4 people… Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when actually Nobody did what Anybody could have.

STAGES OF GRIEF

- Denial

- Anger

- Bargaining

- Depression

- Acceptance

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

DEFENSE MECHANISMS

Compensation – making up for weakness in one area

Daydreaming – imagining pleasant things

Denial – refusing to accept reality

Displacement – shifting from one to another

Idealization – copying someone you think highly of

Projection – seeing your faults or feelings in someone else

Rationalization – making excuses for or justifying behavior

Regression – reacting in a childlike or immature manner

Repression – blocking out painful thoughts/feelings

Sublimation – redirect negative into positive behavior

EUSTRESS

- A positive stress that energizes one and helps one reach a goal

- Makes you feel alert and lively

- You will appear confident and in control

Managing Emotions 

- Sing/play a musical instrument

- Write down how you feel

- Talk to a friend

- Exercise/ play a sport

- Let go of what you can’t control

- Draw/paint a picture

Confucius: If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as to continually be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others

Grayson Kirk: The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of the individual and the significance of his life to himself and to others. This is the basic architecture of a life.

Until you accept who you are, you will never be happy with what you have

W.B. Yeats: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire

Buddha: To live a single day and hear a good teaching is better than to live a hundred years without knowing such teaching

Albert Einstein: It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge

Philo: Learning is by nature curiosity

Types of Pressure

MAKING

Give thought to the problem

Review your choices

Evaluate the consequences of each choice

Assess and choose the best choice

Think it over afterward

DECISIONS

Solomon Ibn Gabirol: In seeking knowledge,

the first step is silence,

the second step is listening,

the third step is remembering,

the fourth step is practicing, and 

the fifth step is teaching others

SIX COMPINENTS OF HEALTH

1. Physical: Diet, exercise, avoid tobacco, alcohol, drugs, free of disease

2. Emotional: Constructive expression, asks for help

3. Social: Respect, supportive relationships, expresses needs of others

4. Mental: High self-esteem, enjoy trying new things, free of mental illness

5. Spiritual: Sense of purpose in life, follows morals and values, unity with other humans

6. Environmental: Access to clean air/water, clean and uncrowded living space, recycles

Sarah Nilsson, J.D., Ph.D., MAS

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