{"id":58,"date":"2011-02-03T11:11:11","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T11:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dailyjoys\/2011\/02\/take-a-stand.html"},"modified":"2011-02-03T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T11:11:11","slug":"take-a-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailyjoys\/2011\/02\/take-a-stand.html","title":{"rendered":"Take A   S.T.A.N.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dailyjoys\/stand.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"stand.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/assets_c\/2011\/02\/stand-thumb-350x165-21205.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt\" height=\"165\" width=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/span>Start Today A New Direction.<br \/>The instruction set me on a unique path last October.&nbsp; All the controversy and loss surrounding the issue of bullying led me to a 3 month S.T.A.N.D. against bullying and for education and new directions.&nbsp; I shaved my head on October 9&#8230;every day I wrote a new resource or educational web reference on my &#8220;blank page&#8221; of a skull.&nbsp; It was a profound, even life changing experience.&nbsp; As I was considering my personal response to the pain of kids around me being bullied &#8211; I tried to resist the impulse to take such a dramatic action.&nbsp; At the end of the matter, I couldn&#8217;t talk myself out of it.&nbsp; And I did try!&nbsp; So now, in these chilly days of winter longing to become spring&#8230;my hair reasserts itself on my head.&nbsp; I can&#8217;t recall a time in my life when I ever had such short hair.&nbsp; But by way of contrast , it seems almost long!&nbsp; I continue to draw attention to the significant issue of bullying, particularly in our country&#8217;s schools.&nbsp; It is a privilege that we can each raise our voice in support of issues that make a difference.&nbsp; It seems unlikely that I will choose to shave my head &#8211; ever again.&nbsp; But the passionate response that drew such an action from me still reverberates in my days.&nbsp; What are issues that you are passionate about &#8211; and how do you allow them to permeate the actions of your life?&nbsp; What direction might you take if today you were to S.T.A.N.D. &#8211; start today a new direction?&nbsp; I&#8217;m curious.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Oh, and in case you&#8217;re wondering&#8230;here&#8217;s how my hair&#8217;s doing:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_3129c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/77\/import\/IMG_3129c.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0pt auto 20px\" height=\"800\" width=\"612\" \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start Today A New Direction.The instruction set me on a unique path last October.&nbsp; All the controversy and loss surrounding the issue of bullying led me to a 3 month S.T.A.N.D. against bullying and for education and new directions.&nbsp; 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