The daily meanderings of a teacher

Category: The daily meanderings of a teacher

  • It is all connected and intertwined

    Bird Droppings October 9, 2010 It is all connected and intertwined As I thought about the Sydney J. Harris passage below and walked out to a quiet spot where I meditate something hit me. As I faced east towards the rising sun the gossamer threads of life interconnected with everything. They were iridescent and softly…

  • Looking at why we are not succeeding

    Bird Droppings October 7, 2010 Looking at why we are not succeeding Very early this morning I walked out into the chill although not quite as cold as yesterday a few crickets and tree frogs greeted me as I took our dog for her morning reverie. The sky was clear as a bell stars blazing…

  • What if truth prevailed?

    Bird Droppings October 6, 2010 What if Truth prevailed I started my morning as I do so many mornings walking out into the stillness of the hour but today with a chill in the air all was silent. Air conditioners busy through one of the hottest summers I have lived in Georgia now nearly forty…

  • Searching deep within ourselves

    Bird Droppings October 5, 2010 Searching deep within ourselves “If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” Mary Engelbreit I am very much a creature of routine of habit and when my daily path is altered I have occasion to be amiss. My day…

  • Should Children be left behind

    Bird Droppings October 4, 2010 Should children be left behind? “I was in another lifetime one of toil and blood, when blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud. I came in from the wilderness a creature void of form. ‘Come in’ she said ‘I’ll give you shelter from the storm’.” Bob…

  • Intuition

    Bird Droppings October 3, 2010 Intuition “Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” Edwin Hubbel Chapin As I was discussing the final hours of a Friday afternoon with several friends a thought hit me as to why some teachers can do more than others. Why some teachers succeed…

  • Wondering why on a Friday Morning

    Bird Droppings October 1, 2010 Wondering why on a Friday morning “I think the most important issue we have as a people is what we started, and that is to begin to trust our own thinking again and believe in ourselves enough to think that we can articulate our own vision of the future and…

  • Final thoughts on soul

    September 30, 2010 Finishing up about soul “In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals, for Tarawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beast and that from them, and from the stars and the…

  • Can the soul be defined and or codified part 2

    September 29, 2010 Can soul be defined and codified part 2 “Soul is different from spirit, the deep soul is the way we live everyday, our longings and our fears.” Thomas Moore It has been nearly Twenty years since I first read a book written by Thomas Moore. I picked up a copy of The…

  • 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…