With God's help, Emily overcame her alcoholism, suicidal thoughts and fear. She also reconciled with her parents.
Friday, August 16, 2019
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Vehicle Fire Creates Uncertain Future for Survivor | CBN.com
"God didn't do this to me, but He allowed it to happen, because He could trust me. He knew that with Him being my strength, He could trust and know that Cody Byrns is going to be able to take this tragic event, turn it around, and make it into something beautiful. But it's only with His strength, and with Him guiding and helping me."
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
FW: [EXTERNAL] Announcing online application for Raoul Teilhet Scholarships - what local presidents need to know
From: Debra Stakes <dstakes@cuesta.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 7:32:34 AM
To: CCFT Members <CCFTMembers@cuesta.edu>
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Announcing online application for Raoul Teilhet Scholarships - what local presidents need to know
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2019 7:32:34 AM
To: CCFT Members <CCFTMembers@cuesta.edu>
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Announcing online application for Raoul Teilhet Scholarships - what local presidents need to know
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From: Jane Hundertmark <jhundertmark@cft.org>
Date: June 12, 2019 at 1:55:08 PM PDT
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Announcing online application for Raoul Teilhet Scholarships - what local presidents need to know
Reply-To: jhundertmark@cft.org
Dear Local Union Leaders -
As part of our website upgrade, we are pleased to announce that children and dependents of members may now apply online for CFT Raoul Teilhet Scholarships. This replaces our previous pdf application. Online application is the current standard and brings our program into alignment with similar scholarship programs. The CFT Scholarship Committee hopes this will encourage more applications from children of members.
Here's what you need to know as a local union president
• Online application is live for July 1st, the deadline for continuing college students to submit applications.
• Verification of Union Membership by the local union president is still required. Previously, this request came to you on paper or perhaps scanned and emailed. Now this request will arrive to you by email. The email notification will come from the student, not the parent who is your member. However, the parent will have already completed the union information that you will be verifying. You simply click on the links provided in the email to verify the member is in good standing. It's faster and easier than before. (Sample email attached here)
• CFT chose the vendor Community Force, as recommended and used by the AFL-CIO. So any email you receive from Community Force is valid and important. The emails will arrive from admin@communityforce.com.
• As you might imagine, those emails may go to spam. The student applicant is asked to contact the local president in advance of sending the automated request from Community Force, but we can't guarantee the applicant will do that.
• Letters of Recommendation: As an educator, you may be asked to provide a recommendation for one of your students who is applying for a CFT scholarship. These were previously on paper; they will now arrive by email. Again, simply follow the links provided. It's fast and easy. (Sample email attached here)
• Online application for high school seniors will be launched this summer for the application deadline of January 10, 2020.
In closing, this is a significant upgrade and one the CFT has been working to implement for many months. Remember to keep an eye out for Union Member Verification emails. Please let us know about any problems that arise, or if you have any questions.
And finally, a reminder that back-to-school flyers about union scholarships are available on the Scholarships page of the CFT website. There is a flyer for the CFT Raoul Teilhet Scholarships and second flyer listing all union scholarships available to members and their dependents.
In solidarity,
Jane Hundertmark
Attached in pdf:- Sample Union Member Verification email- Sample Letter of Recommendation email--
Jane Hundertmark Publications Director
California Federation of Teachers2001 Center Street, Suite 600 l Berkeley, CA 94704
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Self-Compassion Counterbalances Maladaptive Perfectionism | Psychology Today
Adaptive perfectionism is linked to optimizing your human potential and helps to create a state of flow. The secret to creating what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes as "flow" is to pinpoint a sweet spot between boredom and anxiety in which your level of skill is perfectly matched to a degree of challenge that is engaging, but not overwhelming.
Flow states rely on fluctuating expectations of optimal performance based on real-time feedback of anxiety and boredom. If you are striving to achieve a challenge that is just barely within the grasp of your skill level — but still feels good — keep doing what you're doing. However, if you are striving to "succeed" perfectly at something that is genuinely too difficult and starts to induce high-anxiety, cut yourself some slack and lower the bar.
There is an important caveat: Too much self-compassion and falling into the habit of always cutting yourself slack (or throwing in the towel and feeling sorry for yourself) when the going gets tough can undermine your resilience and ability to cope with adversity.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201802/self-compassion-counterbalances-maladaptive-perfectionism
Flow states rely on fluctuating expectations of optimal performance based on real-time feedback of anxiety and boredom. If you are striving to achieve a challenge that is just barely within the grasp of your skill level — but still feels good — keep doing what you're doing. However, if you are striving to "succeed" perfectly at something that is genuinely too difficult and starts to induce high-anxiety, cut yourself some slack and lower the bar.
There is an important caveat: Too much self-compassion and falling into the habit of always cutting yourself slack (or throwing in the towel and feeling sorry for yourself) when the going gets tough can undermine your resilience and ability to cope with adversity.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201802/self-compassion-counterbalances-maladaptive-perfectionism
Adaptive vs. Maladaptive Perfectionism | Study.com
Maladaptive Perfectionism
In contrast, maladaptive perfectionism can be characterized by perfectionism that gets in the way of leading a successful and happy life. Sally's obsession with getting straight A's is an example of this. People whose perfectionism is maladaptive often feel the need to be in control of every aspect of their lives and environment. When it becomes clear that this is not possible, such as when Sally earned a B, the reaction is extreme and self-critical. People with maladaptive perfectionism tend to be highly self-conscious and develop negative attitudes when things don't go as planned. Maladaptive perfectionism has also been linked to psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/adaptive-vs-maladaptive-perfectionism.html
In contrast, maladaptive perfectionism can be characterized by perfectionism that gets in the way of leading a successful and happy life. Sally's obsession with getting straight A's is an example of this. People whose perfectionism is maladaptive often feel the need to be in control of every aspect of their lives and environment. When it becomes clear that this is not possible, such as when Sally earned a B, the reaction is extreme and self-critical. People with maladaptive perfectionism tend to be highly self-conscious and develop negative attitudes when things don't go as planned. Maladaptive perfectionism has also been linked to psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/adaptive-vs-maladaptive-perfectionism.html
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Teenagers and Part-Time Jobs: Benefits, Drawbacks and Tips – Middle Earth
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 50 percent of American teenagers hold informal jobs, such as babysitting or yard work, by age 12. Boys tend to begin their jobs at younger ages and work more hours than girls. By age 15, nearly two-thirds of American teens have had some kind of employment. By the time teens graduate from high school, 80% will have held a part-time job at some time during the school year. The average high school student works 20 hours per week, and about 10% work full time (35 hours or more).
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