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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.
Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.
You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.
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Sumbella
Apr 1, 20242 min read
Race and Culture: Part 2
[Learning about #race & #culture #2/5] Each day this week, I’m sharing a film, a book, a singer, a poem, and finally, a thought that’s...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.”
“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter. It just makes the room darker.” - Unknown. In professional...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
The Journey from External Validation to Self-Validation
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The paradox of speaking out is that as you use your voice, you feel more connected to your heart and integrity than...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Insights from Horses for Educators
[#teaching & #energy] I’ve heard that #horses can hear your heartbeat from a foot or so away. And that when they’re in a herd, their...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20241 min read
The Power of Empathy
Sharing here a great, clear post that gives lots of practical ideas about how to actually defuse the bullying behaviours that often occur...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
“They will never forget how you made them feel.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “They will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou 💭The full quote is something like this: “I’ve learned...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Cultural Awareness in Virtual Facilitation
[#facilitation + #culturalawareness / #inclusion✨] When you look at this photo, what do you see behind me? A computer screen? When I look...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
A Quote about Speaking Kindly
[#quoteoftheday💬] “If speaking kindly to plants makes them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.” - Unknown 💭I think...
Sumbella
Mar 22, 20241 min read
A Quote by Stephen R. Covey
[#quoteoftheday💬] “As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.” – Stephen...
Sumbella
Mar 22, 20241 min read
“The heart has its reasons, which reason knows not of.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “The heart has its reasons, which reason knows not of.” – Pascal 💭Hopefully, you’re doing the work you are because...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
A Quote by Patrick Beach
[#quotable💬] “If you keep showing up for yourself, you may find that you also get better at showing up for everyone else.” – Patrick...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
“A stone thrown by a friend won't hurt your head.”
[#quotable💬] “A stone thrown by a friend won't hurt your head.” – #Uyghur #Proverb 💭In fact, I find my real friends and sincere hearts...
Sumbella
Mar 10, 20241 min read
“The family is like the forest...” – Akan Proverb
[#quotable💬] “The family is like the forest; from the outside it looks dense. But from the inside, every tree has its position.” – Akan...
Sumbella
Dec 28, 20231 min read
“The flames may be different, but the light is the same.”
[#quotable💬] “The flames may be different, but the light is the same.” – Rumi 💡#unity #empathy #peace #wisewords #motivation #inspirati...
Sumbella
Dec 28, 20231 min read
“A spoken word, a bullet fired.”
[#quotable💬] “A spoken word, a bullet fired.” – Uyghur proverb The power of speech, words and communication. A kind of magic. Also a...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20232 min read
Unveiling the Cloak: Shedding Light on Classroom Bullying
[#defusebullying] I read a powerful short piece by a talented writer, Dvora Phillip, on LinkedIn recently. She wrote of a child who was...
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