Maureen Bond posted a photo:
At the skate park, most of the time, if not all the time you will only find the "guys" skating around and doing their thing. I was so happy to see this young lady right in the middle of all of them doing "her" thing! Meet Priscilla, a beautiful young skilled rider. I was really an awe watching her go. Brought back my time that I spent on the board and at her age (12) we did not have these skate parks. Going off the curb was about it. I was happy to see that Priscilla was wearing the safety gear for what she was doing. I was not the only one amazed by her talents and the best of it, here you have this young gal who can't even drive a car yet whizzing by the guys and they were impressed. Way to go Priscilla, I'll see you soon I'm sure and keep riding! | royalconstantinesociety posted a photo:
Go Bold
School starts in a few weeks, and I'm getting ready to take this new year head on.
I read a post by Jonathon Tran on PL Patterns about the importance of going bold. If you want to make change or improve or see things in a new light, don't just move in increments, take large steps. Basically be a braver person. It seems difficult, but the further you move from your bad habits, the harder it is to move back.
I also read this article on BoingBoing about what privacy means. How some public figures suffer scandals because they try to hide their lives, versus those who live openly and are not scandalized for the same things. "They have nothing to hide, so nothing that becomes public knowledge can hurt them." It's an interesting concept, and as we move forward it's important to remember that who you are doesn't change based on what other people think. Our society has been working towards an ideal where people can be what they want (as long as they don't hurt others) without having to fear recrimination for it. People can be homosexual, christian, muslim, buddhist, nudist, loud, soft, artistic, conformist, fetishist, polygamist, monogamist, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Socialist, Marxist, Communist, Anarchist, etc without fearing a public shaming or being thrown in jail. We've still got a lot of hurdles to overcome before we reach that ideal, but I think that the protection of our liberties in that way by the government (it's important to remember that a good government also protects its citizens from the tyranny of its other citizens) is a good start.
It is with that in mind that I present my doughy body in all it's glory. |
PhotographyPhilosophy posted a photo:
I'm not afraid to look crazy in public. Or rather, I'm not afraid to dress up like Mickey Mouse, sit down in the snow on my driveway and "meditate," while watching people in the passing cars give me astonished expressions. | jetgrenade posted a photo:
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