About Mary Rose
Mary Rose is a 35 year old mother, entrepreneuse, boxer, philosopher and freelance writer. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, she hails from all over Eastern Canada but currently resides in Victoria, BC with her son, Lucas. British Columbia is a magical place that attracts forward-thinkers from all over the globe.
Mary considers herself an introvert but is not shy when promoting strength and character. She has appeared on the cover of Focus on Women magazine as a representative of women in the world of Martial Arts, as well as on the cover of the University of Victoria student newspaper, The Martlet, as a representative of Island Mixed Martial Arts as a boxer. She also appeared as Miss November in a calendar called Babes Go Bare For Cancer, in which she overcame severe body image anxieties for the sake of raising money for cancer research.
Mary has a degree in philosophy from the University of Victoria and studies psychology, quantum physics, etymology, martial arts, venture capitalism, motherhood, business and marketing strategies, advertising and politics in her spare time.
Mary has only one goal: Overcome impossibility.
Bullying vs Assertion
With regards to ‘defining the bully’, I think Frank had some really great points. What is a bully? I think he was right about the fact that a ‘bully’ is someone who persistently seeks power by taking away that of others; by making others feel bad. It is someone who has developed a pattern; someone who seeks to keep things imbalanced in his or her own favour. These tendencies – to be on top, hierarchically speaking – might be developing even earlier on and more aggressively in our ever-increasing, hyper competitive world, but they do not have to.
Animal Pharm
I believe that people are indeed suffering from imbalances. It is my contention, however, that these imbalances do not originate in the brain, but instead in the world around us. Further, I would argue that the mental illness epidemic is in large part a natural neuro-biological reaction to massive consumption of unnatural bio-chemical substances and paralysing toxic circumstances.
Feminism: A Dirty Wordy?
I found words like ‘man-haters’, ‘feminazis’ (a hideous term which marries the word ‘feminine’ with Nazi-ism) and ‘radicals’ (which by definition means ‘favoring or effecting fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions’, but which also has a distinctly negative connotation in the realm of feminism). One female blogger wrote, “feminists are trying to make us believe there is this ghastly patriarchy that is ruling the land and that women need special treatment.”
Personal Accountability: The Best Form of Prevention
Ever seen the show Scared Straight? It’s about giving ‘bad kids’ a taste of their own medicine, so that they might modify their behaviour to something more becoming of a ‘good, law-abiding citizen.’ Not a bad idea in theory.
But when I watched this acclaimed program, what I saw was large, seasoned, angry bullies bullying smaller unseasoned ones.
Facebook ‘Dislike’: The Issue of Envy
We all feel envious sometimes. It’s human to feel want for things ‘the cool kids’ have; to feel entitled to take and have all that which others take and have. It’s everywhere: Google ‘envy pictures.’ Social media plays on this ‘you deserve more’ concept, like it’s a mark of evolution, strength and discipline to take more and more, just like ‘these successful, wealthy people did!’ Left unmarked, envy has become a rather nasty, infectious social disease.
Judgment Day
No one should think themselves so important as to be ‘the judges’ of others. What one predominantly sees as ‘wrong’ in the world and in others is typically a reflection of those qualities they dislike in themselves.
Embarrassment is Motivation!
Social fear tactics do not work on those who have no social fear. Now I’m not suggesting spontaneously freaking out to incite reactions from innocent shoppers, but just as a for instance, would it hurt anyone to intentionally walk like a zombie down the street, trying not to laugh at the absurdity of the situation – at the others who unintentionally walk like zombies down the street?
Embarrassment As Motivation
There’s nothing wrong with telling close friends what you hope to do, as they would more than likely offer support and encouragement, but telling everyone, in my opinion, is a bad idea.
Post It Like You Mean It – Part 2
Recently, one of my posts regarding censorship of information and information stealing, mysteriously vanished from my wall. I ‘used my inside voice’ to thumb my finger at those who might wish to silence me and they in turn reminded me that my … Read more →
Post It Like You Mean It – Part 1
Recently, a friend of mine posted a status on Facebook, which on the surface seemed non-adjacent to her usual upbeat, forward thinking ones. My friend is a wonderful mother, Mastered in Education, a lovely person, a fierce political debater and … Read more →
