tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post2000522817832950250..comments2023-09-27T07:40:50.535-07:00Comments on Mes Deux Cents: A Self-fulfilling prophecyMes Deux Centshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-63222401075916175282007-10-21T15:16:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:16:00.000-07:00Lisa,I rcvd your message. Sure no problem at all.Lisa,<BR/><BR/>I rcvd your message. Sure no problem at all.Mes Deux Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-87993189351142589082007-10-21T06:21:00.000-07:002007-10-21T06:21:00.000-07:00Ehav,That is a great idea! I hope you will pass th...Ehav,<BR/><BR/>That is a great idea! I hope you will pass that around. Let me know if you gain traction. I will certainly participate!Mes Deux Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-82986216915851490382007-10-21T02:11:00.000-07:002007-10-21T02:11:00.000-07:00Maybe a start would be a day or a week of blogging...Maybe a start would be a day or a week of blogging about positive things. Similar to when there was a day of blogging for Darfur, the environment, etc. Maybe a day of blogging about positive things happening or done by people of African, African American, Afro-Israeli, descent. <BR/><BR/>Any takers on this idea?Ehav Everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201312079270363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-66049778319259760822007-10-20T18:40:00.000-07:002007-10-20T18:40:00.000-07:00Ehav,I think we are turning kids into failures by ...Ehav,<BR/><BR/>I think we are turning kids into failures by constantly saying how bad they are at everything. Kids need positive reinforcement otherwise they shrival like dead flowers.And adults can use some encouragement too!Mes Deux Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-1056788008292148482007-10-20T18:37:00.000-07:002007-10-20T18:37:00.000-07:00Miriam,That is a great rule. I wish it was in effe...Miriam,<BR/><BR/>That is a great rule. I wish it was in effect here. This constant talk of crisis is causing a crisis itself.Mes Deux Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-82423358459052287722007-10-20T15:48:00.000-07:002007-10-20T15:48:00.000-07:00Thank you thank you thank you for saying what I wa...Thank you thank you thank you for saying what I was always taught. What you wrote needs to published in articles and in books. I am with 100%, because it was what I grew up with. I grew up with the idea that I could be successfully if I applied myself and learned how the system works. I didn't have to take on the faults of others, but could take on the positives of my family and others who lived moral lives. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for saying what I grew up with and what I have always felt.Ehav Everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201312079270363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-88848717560821705192007-10-20T15:06:00.000-07:002007-10-20T15:06:00.000-07:00that is such a key observation.In the Jewish world...that is such a key observation.<BR/><BR/>In the Jewish world, they have this rule called "guarding your tongue". This rule means not talking badly about your fellow Jew. I think it had some weight and bears learning.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067406973014144499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-65993976824752821052007-10-19T12:01:00.000-07:002007-10-19T12:01:00.000-07:00Hi Lisa,What your dad said is true, and that's the...Hi Lisa,<BR/><BR/>What your dad said is true, and that's the scary thing because WE African Americans are saying that we are failures. <BR/><BR/>The first step to success is thinking of yourself as being successful. That's what we need to do as a people, think the we are as a group successful.<BR/><BR/>And I would be honored to have you link to a post of mine, thanks! I look forward to reading what you have to say.<BR/><BR/>ThanksMes Deux Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842906968815125638.post-4656462344514108652007-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:002007-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:00My Daddy used to tell us all the time that "you ha...My Daddy used to tell us all the time that "you have what you say!" Thanks for sharing these thoughts. I have so many thoughts on all of this rushing through my head right now about all of this . . . Don't be surprised if I link this post to my blog later today (at work right now :)Brown Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766796383603919960noreply@blogger.com