Posts tagged twitter
#NotElan (or The Importance of Compassion)

Have you ever had a really bad day? A day where, pushed to your limits, you have reacted poorly to a stressful situation? Maybe you've even done this in public? A woman named Diane had just such a day recently. Unlike most of us, who have our weak and embarrassing moment of shame in relative anonymity, she had hers broadcast across cyberspace. #TeamElan sucks.

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A Letter To My 16yr Old Self

On Twitter recently, people were posting tweets to their 16yr old selves -- nuggets of advice that could have helped, gems that would have made it easier. Some of this tied in to the "It Gets Better" campaign because, really, it does. And if it doesn't get better, it at least gets different and sometimes that's just as good. It started me thinking. What would have helped me at 16? What would I have taken in and embraced? What could have better shaped my teen experience or helped me grow better as a person?

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