Learning Happens | Site-Wide Activity https://learning-happens.org/mo-mhuintir/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:12:09 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 efbb7f2e180751fc510bd24ec7f564bf Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2254 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:12:09 -0500 Come forth into the light of things … Come forth into the light of things,Let Nature be your teacher.William Wordsworth The Tables Turned

]]> e4d750b1310ed35bc725b718e12c3465 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2249 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:51:00 -0500 Wherever is your heart Wherever Is Your HeartSong by Brandi Carlile

]]> 57f1a6e470e786a58bbe250721ab2941 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2243 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:55:45 -0500 I want a real revolution … I want a real revolution, a real change in society: society, a great organic mass of well-regulated forces used for the bringing-about a happy life for all. William Morris

]]> 8cca28fbe1dbcccca1785df95ca3e788 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2238 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:43:06 -0500 Be like Catharine On of my favorite people in the 1880 census: 15 year old Catharine Cudney, occupation, “Does as she pleases.”

]]> 4fa40ff3ba3fa0c9813479f8b4fd24c9 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2233 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:46:26 -0500 Be Like A Crow Be Like A CrowCollect Shiny ThingsHop Happily Down the Road for No Apparent ReasonScream Loudly When You See Your Friends

]]> 2b02f0d46e73d9a96eb6cfb25b60c17e Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2229 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:45:11 -0500 Be fearless Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

]]> 9f7f52b7c14146329a50bfe191a25d83 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2221 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:30:22 -0500 At times our own light goes out … “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”― Albert Schweitzer

]]> a6e4c1dbb912c1359959f6b25b83aa53 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2217 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:02:55 -0500 When we … When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou

]]> 090cb603ed31abaac066feab934f0fc8 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2212 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:41:04 -0500 The paradise of the rich … “The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor.”― Victor Hugo, The Man Who Laughs

]]> 91205a3bce8d79e6051e4f70ea946f5b Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2208 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:12:13 -0500 And now that you don't have to be perfect, “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

]]> 86f6370cdf076564cbe9fafb9882079c Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2203 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:20:38 -0500 you must learn to proceed “You must learn to proceed without certainty.” (Michael Lipsey)Artist :Lily Seika Jones https://www.lilyseikajones.com/

]]> 771a81d33ac6361dcfd4168ad228b95e Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2198 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:37:42 -0500 meitheal (pronounced MEH-hal)is an ancient Irish term for a community-based, cooperative labor system where neighbors come together to assist with, or […]

]]> 94aa86f6aa8eaa9829706bc4c52d4adf Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2193 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:56:49 -0500 Doing & Making Doing & Making are Acts of Hope “Doing and making are acts of hope, and as that hope grows we stop feeling overwhelmed by the troubles of the w […]

]]> 715f0a834d258b1721ef6070ec81947e Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2189 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:01:17 -0500 Dazzle of the light You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the lightand of every moment of your life.Walt Whitman

]]> 2ed4d6e794f2290913aab831d200ad1f Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2180 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:48:26 -0500 Fight for the things that you care about. RBG

]]> adecaec33e0e022695edef01d4dcb22f Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2176 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:08:14 -0500 Hold the line.

]]> 86854f00c0639ddf907c3d727af9bfa0 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2172 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:10:28 -0500 Spring Cleaning Check-List Spring Cleaning Check-ListDismantle Systems of OppressionFight for Social JusticeSow KindnessSmash the Patriarchy

]]> 854419ac02d2501ac09b5cc56bbb6b79 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2168 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:40:45 -0500 Born Good Born GoodBorn Good, the first time.

]]> 2d8b468e25ded9735d322b3d5c963af1 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2164 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:38:28 -0500 give me Give me that ole time religion. earth-centered, nature-loving

]]> 3371e94a1a0deb35b18f1075004aafbe Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2160 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:25:54 -0500 Find the things that stir your heart “Find the thing that stirs your heart and make room for it.” — Joan D. Chittister

]]> 220da4773f5cb4b74e49353d058c1360 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2156 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:05:54 -0500 Hold Doors Open “When you’ve worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. You reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.” – Michelle Obama

]]> 201afcc51fa28963c4fd5f1f31d4a24e Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2152 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:27:35 -0500 Scatter Joy

]]> a733068758be28daa2180f83d96976cc Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2147 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:47:15 -0500 Tired Tired of trying to cram her sparkly star-shaped self into society’s beige square holes, she chose to embrace her ridiculous awesomeness and shine like the freaking supernova she was meant to be.

]]> fc9b5bd67b652edc1834c9fea342db59 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2143 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:19:56 -0500 Look Ahead “The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is an act of hope.”― Octavia Butler

]]> d16d4c5230dcf164573c12c7c1bcbdae Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2138 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:53:18 -0500 Dearly Beloved Dearly belovedWe are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.

]]> 49575b2f6c9bab8cfefba3f609b6ff0b Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2134 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:54:53 -0500 Life is not what it is supposed to be. “Life is not what it’s supposed to be.It’s what it is.The way you cope with it is what makes the difference”― Virginia Satir

]]> a36bbda56095784a86dddbf8ad6635fb Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2129 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:37:29 -0500 We are stars … We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeking has always been within.~ Rumi

]]> ab5cbe006e30762ebb58a036c8dbb5c3 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2125 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:10:01 -0500 Every day … “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.”― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship

]]> 88f4981ceccb6825da54f19990df2d28 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2121 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:08:46 -0500 Our job is to love … “Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s b […]

]]> d869fca47d9f470cb9722fa7237d621f Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2117 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:01:05 -0500 Just let go … just be Go for long walks,indulge in hot baths,question your assumptions,be kind to yourself,live for the moment,loosen up, scream,curse the world,count your blessings,Just let go,Just be. Carol Shields

]]> f073305f4577eda982ef3559ef52418f Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2113 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:41:06 -0500 The children are always ours … “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”― James Baldwin

]]> b19e715b282d26623b159bc43e6065c3 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2109 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:30:04 -0500 Welcome Strangers … welcome strangersmake room at the tablelisten, share, laugh & crymake mistakesextend grace & show mercygive thankscelebrate life

]]> e1536146459c93e7aae8cfb3cc6d136a Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2104 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:20:18 -0500 Neighbor Neighbor is not a geographic term.It is a moral concept.Rabbi Joachim Prinz

]]> d63000ec3b010f37773c97c52d68e2af Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2100 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:14:08 -0500 Wherever is your heart … Wherever is your heartI call home.Brandi Carlilehttps://www.youtube.com/embed/AYvwRpqidvY?si=hY7f-76rUviDbPqd

]]> 484b09795b46face8368a0859f59c4c9 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2096 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:22:18 -0500 In spite of ourselves … In spite of ourselvesWe’ll end up a’sittin’ on a rainbowAgainst all oddsHoney, we’re the big door prizeIn Spite of Ourselves咐ohn Prine

]]> bce3d71c8f8f81952e53386bb15b6c36 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2091 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:31:41 -0500 Get into the habit of asking yourself … Get into habit of asking yourself …Does this support the life I’m trying to create?

]]> c10772b54a3bf96bb4317fea833fda72 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2086 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:07:50 -0500 Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.” “In the shelter of each other, people live”

]]> 26c540fc93a801b9c417c730cdc7b1cd Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2081 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:43:45 -0500 Never apologize for burning too brightly … “Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made.”Tyler Kent White

]]> 080c48c0708575f909ef7b1657709bdf Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2077 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:31:39 -0500 Celebrate Happy Birthday JRWO! and RBG!

]]> ed0433f0458293a4ce2dbef4e437f9c0 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2073 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:55:12 -0500 May we all be healthy and do well despite everything. May we all be healthy and do well despite everything. How Norwegians expressed resistance against Nazi occupation using Christmas cards.

]]> 7a1d7776c9163fbff693c5aaa11472aa Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2069 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:21:32 -0500 Love is the bridge “Love is the bridge between you and everything.”― Rumi

]]> b8a2e9ba3f7b5d8c5bbe39e9d924418a Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2064 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:24:00 -0500 You are not allowed to give up. “You’re not allowed to give up.”Aleksei Navalny (1976-2024)

]]> a80379caf0422b73c860450158a9848f Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2060 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:40:32 -0500 it's the soil that matters It’s the soil that matters, not just the rotten harvest. Erik Moeller

]]> 4abe6e7b0d5c2f0e42ccc1e7a762aa54 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2055 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:06:46 -0500 Join the Resistance No Kings March 28, 2026

]]> 540030ea99d2c0dd7bc53e15efd70952 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2051 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:51:24 -0500 Dandy Lions Spring is hereand the dandy lionsare everywhere.

]]> 585a1bd176c3103209c1f0415435ebd2 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2047 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:57:54 -0500 One of those March days “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

]]> 4584b3e0a3edca5ff8c0d46f3345fcd8 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2043 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:18:12 -0600 Be gentle with yourself Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. Desiderata – Words for Life

]]> 00da7d6374ec15eac6cb1b918e7286c8 Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2039 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:32:20 -0600 To love someone To love someone is to learn the song in their heartand sing it to them when they have forgotten it.

]]> 6fada4636595cb1a59db4f22b3bbec8e Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2035 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:41:31 -0600 Joy Joy is an act of resistance.

]]> 92a771e3e92c8293a098031fde6a467b Jacki Willard wrote a new post https://learning-happens.org/?p=2031 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:37:16 -0600 Willing to learn We are not what we knowbut what we are willing to learn. Mary Catherine Bateson

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