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    Hello to all my MS friends!! Here's to a new school year...a new season of change...I begin with this refreshing quote: "Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you CAN do" Even if you find yourself trembling, do it anyway!! Missed you all...wishing you well!! Smiles!!

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        So great to see you today.  Greetings and Big Hugs from Southern California.  Thanks so much for these beautifully empowering words.  Have so very much missed you and your work.  

        7 months ago
  2. Victoria Vliek

    Greetings MS Land!! School's out for summer!! Oooo it feels so good to be able to just sit and be, catch my breath, read for pleasure, or enjoy a cup of tea in my backyard. How will you connect with yourself this week? The possibilities are endless!! Getting what you go after is success; but liking it while you are getting it is happiness... Seven of my students made Honor Roll and four made Merit Roll!! That feels pretty good!! I had something to do with that!!

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    is now friends with Captain Space Clown and Gary Clark Jr

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  • Vita-Maria

     
    Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.



     

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    Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.(Marcel Proust)


     

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    The world is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.(William Thackeray) Have a nice day.


     

    25 days ago
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     Make a little birdhouse in your soul.(Linnell Flansburgh)
     

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    This moment is all there is. Have a nice spring.


     

    1 month ago
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    Until you`ve found fire inside yourself you won`t reach the spring of life. Have a nice day.


     

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     “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is
    like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of
    loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing
    else can bring.”

    Oscar Wilde
     

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     A Walk





    My eyes already touch the sunny hill.
    going far ahead of the road I have begun.
    So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
    it has inner light, even from a distance-

    and charges us, even if we do not reach it,
    into something else, which, hardly sensing it,
    we already are; a gesture waves us on
    answering our own wave...
    but what we feel is the wind in our faces.


    Translated by Robert Bly

     

    1 month ago
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    Unique
    place in Lithuania - the Hill of Crosses. It is known all over the
    world. It is not a cemetery. People bring crosses to that hill on
    various occasions and pray. Have the nice Resurrection not only on the Easter but in  your life too.

     

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    German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote, "We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.”


    Spring is the right time for renewal and rejuvenation: an opportunity
    to soften. The season lends us moments to shed our skin and blossom. We
    are reignited with an energy that sat still within our sleepy souls
    during the wintertime.



     

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Interests

  • General

    I enjoy being outdoors and experiencing the beauty of each day. I like hiking, biking, power-walking, working out, and yoga. Meditation has become a great friend to me, with its gentle reminders that it is good to just ''be'' at times and re-connect with myself...to allow what is. After a busy day at work, I like to take an interesting book, a cup of tea and go out into my wooded backyard. I find myself being serenaded by the beautiful birds that make this their home as well. Yes, I am an avid bird watcher...I admit it!! Lol
  • Music

    I enjoy multiple genres of music...feeling happy there is something soothing for all types of feelings or experiences that come up on a daily basis... Lately, I am listening to Collective Soul, Switchfoot, Seal, and Nickelback. When I'm quiet or reflective in nature I love the sounds of Enya, Buddha Bar and anything from the Ambient mixes. During my playful times I enjoy Michael Buble. Frank Sinatra, and yes, Tim McGraw, Brad Pailsley, and Darius Rucker can get me up and out of my chair...I'm one that finds singing in the car quite pleasing!!
  • Movies

    Guess you could say I have a good mix here....romance, comedy, action... never liked horror movies!! The Notebook and The Family Man warm my heart. Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings (I have 2 sons), The Karate Kid (both the old version with Ralph Macchio and the new one with Jayden Smith) along all the Rocky movies are very inspiring for me... Humor-Anger Management and Yes Man are favs of mine... Favortie Christmas movies: Miracle on 34th St., It's a Wonderful Life, Christmas Carol...love old Ebenezer Scrooge!! Have seen some really great movies lately: War Horse, The Way, and Sherlock Holmes. Looking forward to the Hobbit...So get out there...munchin' on popcorn is a bonus!!
  • Television

    I like to watch House, The Discovery Channel (especially during shark week!!), NCIS, (the Who Dunnit? fascinates me), AMC & TMC...American Movie Classics and Turner Classic Movies...have become addicted to these "oldies but goodies", Animal Planet and the History Channel...have to know where we've been to know where we're going!! Smile!!
  • Books

    My personal library has grown...on its shelves are books that include authors such as Dale Carnegie, Max Lucado, Joel Osteen and Rhonda Byrne (The Secret of the Power). I enjoy the classic novels: missed them the first time around...Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Diary of Anne Frank. Always open for that "perfect read"... Favorite author's of all time...Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss (Their poetry is phenomenal!!) Enjoy daily devotionals: Now Is the Time, 170 Ways to Seize the Moment... How to books: Yoga
  • Heroes

    The dictionary meaning of Heroes: People of great strength and courage... After pondering this for a time, my heroes would be: The Lord Almighty, my children, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Martin Luther KIng, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King, Mr. Fred Rogers (The world's most beloved neighbor) and my dearest of friends of whom I hold up high.

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About me:


My name is Victoria Vliek. I am the second oldest of ten children. An interesting fact about my family is that there are five girls and five boys. We've all grown and have children of our own. Just imagine what holidays and birthdays are like when we get together! I am the proud mother of two sons, 19 and 15. My oldest is a college student and my younger son is a sophomore in high school.


After teaching preschoolers for 23 years, I made the decision to further my education. With the support and encouragement of my family and friends, I decided to go back to school in the spring of 2005 and with hard work and dedication, I obtained my bachelor's degree in 2010. It felt so good to have a taste of academic success after being away from it for so long! I am licensed to teach children grades K-3. I have been teaching chidren for 28 years now and it continues to be such a rewarding career for me. It pleases me to know that I am shaping the future. You could say I have a very large fan club...,


With our population becoming as wonderfully diverse as it is, I feel I play an important role in building a sense of cultural awareness and acceptance of others in each of my students. It is my hope to showcase pride and respect of individual identities among the children and their families. I'm in the position to make a difference in this world.

Who I'd like to meet:


I would like to use every opportunity I can to build my own cultural lens...anyone who would like to share positive stories, life experiences, travel tips, pics, etc. bring it on!! There are so many talented and resourceful people...Come forward!! MS provides the outlet to do just that!

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Madison, OH
  • Body type: 5' 2" / Slim / Slender
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Smoke / Drink: No / No
  • Education: College graduate
  • Occupation: Teacher-grades K-3

Schools

  • Cleveland State University

    • Cleveland,OH
    • Graduated: 2010
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Bachelor's Degree
    • Major: Education/Licensed for grades Pre-K-3
    2005 to 2010

Companies

  • Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School

    • Geneva, OH US
    • Teacher
    2010-Present
  • Rainbow Connection Learning Center

    • Mentor, OH US
    • Teacher
    1984-Present

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