JessicaV (@JessicaSelka) profile picture

spanish teacher. artist. traveller.

Louisville
Joined September 2013
“Strike and strike and strike and strike and strike, and when you die, may your quiver be empty and your last arrow be in your hand.” -Erwin McManus In honor of all my dear ones who left this world last year with an empty quiver and arrow in hand 💗#wow #GLS2018
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“Jesus didn’t come to give us a way out of the pain, He came to give us a way through it.” - Erwin McManus #GLS2018
“Death is not supposed to be in front of you- it’s supposed to be behind you. And when you enter into a relationship with the Creator, death is then behind you, and all that is in front of you is LIFE!” - Erwin McManus #GLS2018 #deathissolastyear
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This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen! #earthharp #GLS2018
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Don’t evaluate who is right and who is wrong. Figure out how to see a situation in someone else's eyes. "Help me understand." @DavidLivermore #GLS2018
“Objectification and equality cannot co-exist. You can’t have both.” Danielle Strickland ;1/6 Internet searches & 1/5 phone searches are for pornography. WHAT. 😢 #GLS2018
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“If our decisions are fear-based we will either be oppressed or become the oppressors” -Danielle Strickland
“Women and men are better together.” Danielle Strickland YES! 🙌🏼 #GLS2018
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SIX EMOTIONAL SKILLS - Kindness + Optimistic - Curiosity - Work Ethic - Empathy - Self-Awareness - Integrity @dhmeyer #GLS18 #GLS2018
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Number 5 is my favorite! “5 A’s of mistake making: be Aware you made one; Acknowledge you made it; Apologize; Act on it/Fix it; APPLY ADDITIONAL GENEROSITY!” -Danny Meyer #GLS2018 #customerservice
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“The key to bringing your whole self all the time is spending time with yourself.” @carlaannharris I absolutely agree! Practicing #authenticity requires self-knowledge and self-compassion.#leadership #chooseCourage #inclusion #GLS2018
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Ideas are born from perspectives which are born from experiences which are born from people. So, if you need ideas, you need a lot of different people in the room. Intentionality, accountability, & consistency will enable diversity. #gls18
*insert everything Carla Harris is saying because it’s just. So. Good. #whatineedtohear #authenticself #GLS2018
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💎 “AUTHENTICITY: Nobody can be you the way that you can be you.” @carlaannharris @MorganStanley @wcagls #business #branding #lostpearlcreative #GLS2018 #GLS18
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My mantra in my ESL classroom! “Celebrate the mistakes!”- Carla Harris #GLS2018
Strive Masiyiwa on being salt & light: “We are to be the preservatives....the preservative holds things together, not tears things apart.” #GLS2018
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So good to remember for a teacher/Leader/parent: “if I don’t model it, they won’t become it.” -TD Jakes #GLS2018 #model #leadbyexample #future
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You haven’t been to a country until you’ve been inside the home of someone in that country. You’ve never been to Zimbabwe if you’ve never eaten the food. - Strive Masiyiwa #preach #realworldtravel #GLS2018
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“Americans see color not culture. They look & see 2 black men on stage...but you’re Zimbabwean & I’m American- and that cultural difference matters” TD Jakes Strive Masiyiwa #GLS2018 #culturematters #diversity
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“Eaglets don’t learn how to fly by flyin’, they learn how to fly by fallin’” -TD Jakes #GLS2018 #mopandabucket #failureisgrowth