Comments on: http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/ One Girl's Quest At Balancing Her Love Of Theater And Dance In Seattle Sat, 27 Aug 2011 06:35:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/comment-page-1/#comment-4807 Rachel Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:02:15 +0000 http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/#comment-4807 Ditto to that. "Good job" and "all better," are so powerful. Btw, I miss you, Mara! Ditto to that. “Good job” and “all better,” are so powerful. Btw, I miss you, Mara!

]]> By: tonjaD http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/comment-page-1/#comment-4794 tonjaD Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:48:13 +0000 http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/#comment-4794 I hear ya Mara, I've been teaching beginning English to international students who are 17-26 and I have to say good job constantly, not only because it's the only English form of praise that they understand but because they get easily frustrated and need the constant encouragement. Like you, I am more of a pessimist/realist and only heard, "good going, Tonja!", from my teachers and never from family members. It's a constant struggle for me, too, to focus only on the positive and to treat myself with love even when I make mistakes. I hear ya Mara, I’ve been teaching beginning English to international students who are 17-26 and I have to say good job constantly, not only because it’s the only English form of praise that they understand but because they get easily frustrated and need the constant encouragement. Like you, I am more of a pessimist/realist and only heard, “good going, Tonja!”, from my teachers and never from family members. It’s a constant struggle for me, too, to focus only on the positive and to treat myself with love even when I make mistakes.

]]> By: Erin http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/comment-page-1/#comment-4793 Erin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:50:10 +0000 http://krisbell.com/mara/2008/02/879/#comment-4793 If you're ever in town on a school day, come check out my baboons (adorable little buggers) and what they feed off of... ...plus they'd be game to learn some dance moves... If you’re ever in town on a school day, come check out my baboons (adorable little buggers) and what they feed off of…

…plus they’d be game to learn some dance moves…

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