Welcome to My Personal Blog

I hope you enjoy reading my thoughts and wonderings as I continue to learn…

I keep coming back this quote by Martha Nussbaum during the most meaningful times in life. I hope you find it as helpful as I do:

That I am an agent, but also a plant; that much that I did not make goes towards making me whatever I shall be praised or blamed for being; that I must constantly choose among competing and apparently incommensurable goods and that circumstances may force me to a position in which I cannot help being false to something or doing some wrong; that an event that simply happens to me may, without my consent, alter my life; that it is equally problematic to entrust one’s good to friends, lovers, or country and to try to have a good life without them–all these I take to be not just the material of tragedy, but everyday facts of lived practical reason

-Martha Nussbaum

The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy

About Me

Name: Leah M. Williams (Middle Name: Marie—a very common one )

Location: Wisconsin (with a special affection for the driftless region)

Occupation: Secondary Science Teacher (specifically Environmental Science and Chemistry) at a large school  of 2000+ students.

Greatest Strengths: My creativity and sarcasm (it’s approaching humor)

Greatest Weaknesses: My cravings for caffeine and chocolate (not original I know)

Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Knitting, Kettlebells, Coffee, and Always Dreaming that one day I’ll become a Runner…

Interesting Facts:

I have one dog–Koda (which I was told means friend in Sioux, and dogs are the greatest of friends.)

My twin sister is a shoe designer. (Note: I can’t wear many shoes she designs. See below.)

My feet are two very different sizes, so I do not own any heels.

When I was younger, I wanted to be an editor…maybe I still will someday.

I learned to knit very quickly and now want to tackle the most crazy colorwork and cable crazy patterns! (Ex. Two months after starting, I decided to tackle a colorwork vest project by Marie Wallin–google her–she is amazing!)

I can still blend in with my students on a good day…which makes field trips even more exciting.

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