Bird Droppings December 6, 2010 A new life Resurrection By Susan Thomas Underwood The universe is energy in constant motion. There are ebbs and flows; Outcomes and income, And change…… Always change. The physical world reflects this motion In the cycles of life, There is spring and fall, winter and summer, Birth and death; and…

Bird Droppings December 3, 2010 Can we find Responsibility As I begin my morning of writing and wondering and first morning as a new grandfather the idea of responsibility sort of crept up on me. We live in a world of passing responsibility off to another generation be it natural resources, fiscal, educational, philosophical, judicial,…

Bird Droppings December 2, 2010 Another thought as winter sets in “Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.” Chief Joseph We have had some 30 degree nights here this week. Not sure whether to just start building fires in the fireplace or to crank up the heat. With the holidays a…

Bird Droppings December 1, 2010 Observation is experience and learning Part 2 “The belief that all genuine education comes about through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.” John Dewey As I look at observation as a means of learning since it is through observation that we experience I find…

Bird Droppings November 29, 2010 Observation and Observing – Part I “I do not write from mythology when I reflect upon Native American spirituality in this book. In my own opinion, mythology leads to superstition; and superstition has proved fatally destruction to many millions down through time. It is ironic, then that Dominant Society accuses…

Bird Droppings November 24, 2010 To think or at least try this morning “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell I wonder if it is for attention that so many teenagers seek the route of drama in their lives. Over reacting to seemingly inconsequential…

Bird Droppings November 22, 2010 Why don’t we each can make a difference I walked out last night to a full moon although I did not quite see the blue moon that was supposed to be gleaming over head. However as I did see a jet stream was perfectly inline with the moon almost as…

“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of face within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity” Calvin Coolidge

Bird Droppings November 19, 2010 Adversity is only a bridge “If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.” Robert Fulghum It was perhaps two days ago one of the teachers at school in an email to all…