Bird Droppings June 18, 2010 Empathy; do we all have it? It is still dark in Statesboro Georgia as I sit here pondering do I go down and get breakfast or finish this dropping. It has been some what cooler here in South Georgia that what I have been living in at home with one…

Bird Droppings June 17, 2010 Looking at life in an airport “When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing…

Bird Droppings June 16, 2010 Sharpen the machete or bring a shovel “When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.” Anthony J. D’Angelo Always in movies with a jungle setting the leader has a machete and hacks away at the undergrowth making the way clear for the group following.…

Bird Droppings June 15, 2010 So many thoughts for one morning “Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.” Kent Nerburn Perhaps one of my favorite authors I started reading many years…

Bird Dropping June 14, 2010 Just do it! “If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” Moshe Dayan With all the happenings in schools and in the world maybe this thought from the Great Israeli soldier and statesman is worthy of a look. I was writing…

Bird Dropping June 14, 2010 Just do it! “If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” Moshe Dayan With all the happenings in schools and in the world maybe this thought from the Great Israeli soldier and statesman is worthy of a look. I was writing…

Bird Droppings June 13, 2010 Trying to understand why It has been an interesting summer with everyone sort of going in differing directions almost all the time. I will spend a good deal of time at school. It gives me time to think and ponder when the hallways are quiet. Today we will be moving…

Bird Droppings June 11, 2010 A first day “I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man (Isna-la-wica)Teton Sioux So often in life we think we are the one. We can do it all on our own with absolutely no help from…

Bird Droppings June 10, 2010 Being who we are As we sit waiting out what may happen with the massive oil well leak in the gulf, with so many issues almost daily in the Middle East and news reports of increasing violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza I try to think of more positive ventures…

Bird Droppings June 9, 2010 Finding ourselves “The more sand that has escaped the hourglass of life, the clearer we should see through it.” Jean Paul Sartre As I was looking for thoughts and ideas to start, I actually was going a different direction when by accident or should I say coincidence found this quote.…