The daily meanderings of a teacher

Category: A teachers journey

  • Can soul be defined and codified part 1

    Bird Droppings September 28, 2010 Can soul be defined and codified Part 1 Over the years I have written about the idea of and or concept of soul many times to the point of using the word in my dissertation title. The word has differing meanings as you discuss with various religious groups and or…

  • Is wisdom Contagious

    Bird Droppings September 27, 2010 Is wisdom contagious? I was reading in a friend’s blog about the Harry Potter series. She was addressing religious beliefs in her blog and how so many adhere verbatim to holy texts. As I read her blog which is rather good the ending was rather interesting. “That doesn’t mean I’m…

  • Far too often it is about understanding

    Bird Droppings September 26, 2010 Far too often it is about understanding “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. “ Dale Carnegie I wrote on Friday about forgiveness which we tend to forget about far too often but as I finished my day…

  • Finding a way to forgive

    Bird Droppings September 24, 2010 Finding a way to forgive “Many people are afraid to forgive because they feel they must remember the wrong or they will not learn from it. The opposite is true. Through forgiveness, the wrong is released from its emotional stranglehold on us so that we can learn from it. Through…

  • Being where you need to be

    Bird Droppings September 23, 2010 Being where you need to be “A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.” Dr. Sam Keenre Many the day and time I…

  • Searching for integrity

    Bird Droppings September 22, 2010 Searching for integrity “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on…

  • Trying to clear your head

    Bird Droppings September 21, 2010 Trying to clear your head “The hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” Carl G. Jung I have been a fan of Jung for some time perhaps as I like his view of having more than simply a black and white view of psychology…

  • Philosophy

    PROCESSIONAL ALL guests are seated. SONG: When I’m 64 Grandmothers seated Mothers seated SONG: Today I Met the Boy I’m Going to Marry Frank Bird, Matt Bird and Kathleen Snyder enter from right Trae Veal Skyla Morris Gill Arquisola Tiffany Morris Jacob Baird Katie Sumner John Bird Paige Sforzo Frankie Bird Morgan Robey Jonathan Hiers…

  • Being human

    Bird Droppings September 19, 2010 Being human “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” Mother Teresa Such a simple opportunity for us as humans and we have been given that with recent events be it floods, earth quakes, mining disasters, poverty, and so many more events world wide that impact feeding…

  • I can’t do it

    Bird Droppings September 17-18, 2010 I can’t do it “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi I was giving a make up test in a literature class yesterday when a student asked why he should even take the test he was going…