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W innie-the-Pooh is a worldwide beloved fictional character created by English author A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about this Pooh Bear was the book Winnie-the-Pooh back in 1926! Kids around the world have grown up listening to Winnie-the-Pooh tales and watching his cartoons, but it turns out there’s so much more to his incredible character! In fact, adults also can learn from these simple yet profound truths. Here’s a list of 20 best pearls of wisdom of Winnie-the-Pooh through the years! Enjoy and share them with your friends and family 1. Piglet: ’’How do you spell ’love’?’’ Pooh: ’’You don’t spell it…you feel it.” 2. ’’You are braver than you believe. Stronger than you seem. And smarter than you think.’’ 3. ’’The things that make me different are the things that make me.’’ 4. ’’If the person you are talking to does not appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in this ear.’’ 5. ’’If there ever comes a day w...

As a child I would always disappear upstairs to my bedroom for periods of time during hectic family gatherings, and get scolded by my mother for being ‘anti-social’. Nowadays, while I love parties, I take frequent trips to the loo to have little breathers by myself. And I never make plans two nights in a row because the idea of spending that much time around other people is, quite frankly, overwhelming. I kind of always assumed I was a bit weird. Until I found myself nodding frantically while reading an article about introvert hangovers. Writer Shawna Courter published a  post  for Introvert Dear (a blog for introverts, oh hi) which really hit the nail on the head. She describes an introvert hangover as the following: ‘Introverts have a more limited ration of energy available for socialising, compared to our more extroverted counterparts. When we push past those reserves, we hit a tipping point where we go from being “fine” to “definitely not okay.” An “int...

August 10, 2016  by  Sam Dylan Finch everydayfeminism.com If you haven’t noticed, the Transgender Train has definitely left the station. Transgender people are now featured in magazines, television shows, books, websites – you name it. And yet, for some of us, it can start to feel overwhelming. After all, it’s not like we were taught what any of this gender stuff meant when we were growing up. And it’s true that a lot has changed in a short amount of time. How can we be expected to keep up? There’s a lot of talk about the transgender community, but if you aren’t in the know, these conversations can feel exclusive or downright confusing. Are you feeling like you missed the memo? Like you’ve been left behind at the station? Are you wishing someone would just slow down and explain what all this means? I get it! People write to me  all the time  to express these same frustrations – if you feel this way, you’re definitely not alone. Heck,  I’m tran...