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Lynne:
It looks as if the professionals are recognizing what we've been struggling to express here with other kindred souls!

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_3691.asp

iristarr:
Thanks for posting this one, Lynne.  It certainly confirms what we've already discovered about BBM.  I'm sending this one around to a few of my lukewarm friends. Iris

juneaux:
Cool article, Lynne.  I've been an avid believer in "movie therapy" for years.  It works especially with the older youths (9th-12th) graders.  They don't always like to express themselves but in some way or another usually relate to what is on the screen. 

Kea:
Thank you Lynne


this is a great article...I shared it with some friends who are grappling with BBM issues too....some told quiet coldly to just snap out of it...

I know the movie has helped me in so many ways....each day I find something new to try out...it is excellent therapy.......together with that I keep a BBM journal where I put in thoughts and ideas that occur to me...collect things people say that I find insightful ...poems....song lyrics....anything...


On one of my last days teaching  a few of my students ... ....gave me a journal....

I used to have this thing going with them where they would right stuff in their journals and pass it to me to read....their problems, anything.....boy or girl issues ...( a way for them to share problems...things on theior heart....hard at time for teen agers especially the boys )

..I used to read it then write repllies to them......this would go back and forth all year.....and beyond sometimes.....so when I left they gave me a jornal too....

after BBm when I was sorting things....I found the journal again with their dedication on the first page and tears came to my eyes.....on the cover of the journal .....a black and white image of a ........Rodeo Cowboy.....


this was way before anything BBM at all..( not even in the media) ....seems like it was meant to be...

this is now my BBM journal....very precious....

it inspires me and motivates me.....

thank you for listening..

hugs
Kea

Lynne:
That's terrific, Kea,
I love the journal idea...I started one myself just a few days ago.  Are you a teacher then?  Tell me more about that if you can.  I'm glad we found each other and this site...Philip set up a special place for the fan fiction..have you found it?
Let me know if I can help.
(Hugs) Lynne

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