arlene williams

released into the wild. loves: words, process, meta, collaboration, ideas, learning, personal growth. always listening for red birds in the background.

[Philosopher Bean @BeanPhilosopher]

Dear @LidlUS

My name is Bean. I eat peanut butter and jelly English muffins for three meals a day.

Back in February, my mom bought 72 jars of your peanut butter when it was on sale for 78 cents a jar. I numbered each jar.

[Gil Penalosa @Penalosa_G]

Great article on #Aging: "The single most important thing a person can do as he or she gets older is to remain physically active. Exercise is the closest thing we’ve found to a magic pill." expert Linda P. Fried, dean of Columbia’s School of Public Health https://t.co/FDp07qsm5r

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Why so many people who need the government hate it https://t.co/hXnvNpidGu

[Piali Das Gupta @PialiDG]

When I worked on homelessness in Canada, I was often told not to underestimate the value of a smile and a chat. Met a guy once who said he'd gone for days without anyone making eye contact. Left him feeling sub-human.

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

We don’t want billionaires’ charity. We want them to pay their taxes | Owen Jones https://t.co/R2nvUk0Han

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

'Campaign coverage: the road not taken.' There was a path the American press could have walked, but did not. This alternative way was illuminated as far back as 1992. Our political journalists declined it. And here we are. This thread is that story. 1/

[Doug Saunders @DougSaunders]

Despite two high-profile atrocities this year, Toronto is now the 131st most dangerous and crime-ridden city in Canada (a low-crime country). Go ahead, try to name 130 other Canadian cities.

(In homicide alone it ranks 45th -- again, can you name...)

https://t.co/v6E4OlHXBI

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

@PialiDG Santé!

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

@PialiDG Reminded how Trixie’s (and Mart’s) expletive of choice was often “Gleeps!”

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

@PialiDG Trixie all the way! And now I’m going to have to re-read some of them.

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

@PialiDG BOO! :( Hope you find something else restorative to do this weekend. xoxo

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It’s time for a new paradigm. https://t.co/hVbkUmBcIe

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

@PialiDG i’d like to say i’m glad it’s useful for something, but it’s too bloody depressing.

[Research – Toronto Metropolitan University @researchTMU]

Starting this September, 15 cash-strapped #studentsfrom @RyersonU, @yorkuniversity and @UofT will be bunking with #seniors as part of a new pilot project led by @RazaMMirza and @aausten1967.

https://t.co/kBnDeaXIC4

[Adam Chekroud @drchekkers]

our new @TheLancetPsych paper was the biggest ever study of exercise and mental health. it caused quite a stir! here's my guided tour of the paper, highlighting some of our excitements and apprehensions along the way [thread] 1/n https://t.co/hvlzstkISR

[arlene williams @arlenemw]

@PialiDG Ack, so scary! Really glad you reported it. Noticing how even in a terrifying context, you allow space for possibilities around the other person’s intentions. One of the many things I love about you. xoxo

[David Miller T.O. @iamdavidmiller]

This is our history: turning away people fleeing persecution and sending them to their deaths. Those tragic events led to international conventions on asylum - obligations the Conservatives now want to turn their back on. Appalling. https://t.co/clZKAysves

[Brené Brown @BreneBrown]

Perfectionism is armor. It's not internally driven like healthy striving. It's externally driven and fueled by "What will people think?" Perfectionism is a shield that keeps us from being seen. Here's to a genuine, unarmored, messy, awkward, compassionate, less-than-perfect week.

[Jonathan Korman 🟣 @miniver]

“every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every ‘superstar,’ every ‘supreme leader,’ every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there—on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam” https://t.co/yyBcXDW902