The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings May 21, 2020 At what point do we exist   “We exist in multiple places simultaneously. We are where we are physically but also in the hearts of our loved ones and friends where they are.” Frank Bird   A year ago, was an ordinary day other than being my daughter in laws…

Bird Droppings May 20, 2020 Trying to find a way back to normal or is it abnormal: Is your child a hippy?   “Your son or daughter may be flashing warning signals that he or she will soon drop out of society and join the “hippie” movement. If you know what to look for, you may…

Bird Droppings May 19, 2020 How do we make learning successful?   As I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the…

Bird Droppings May 18, 2020 Pondering and researching education while remembering a waterfalls   It has been eight years since I was staying at the Sylvan Mills Bed and Breakfast in a room literally over a waterfall. I went up to North Georgia to recharge perhaps another word might be to rekindle my passion for…

Bird Droppings May 17, 2020 Can we be about healing?   I came out earlier today into the darkness and the first thing I heard was a bullfrog off in the distance calling that was the first one of the summers. As I listened I heard more I heard many birds starting to chirp, whistle…

Bird Droppings May 15, 2020 Life and acceptance is often getting over fears   As I stepped outside into a beautiful clear chilled morning, we were hoping for a bit of rain but the humidity still hung in the air. The grass was like walking on a sponge soggy and wet but then again it…

Bird Droppings May 14, 2020 Pondering early in the morning in my search for wisdom   I started my day as I routinely do except no breakfast for me. I fixed my wife her lunch. I walk out checking the outside ambient temperature and air, cleaned up the kitchen from dinner and proceeded to get…

Bird Droppings May 12, 2020 Culture is far more than just a word     “Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that thought comes before speech. In the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or…

Bird Droppings May 11, 2020 Filling cracks in leaky pots Many thousands of years ago Buddha compared people to four kinds of clay vessels. Borrowing these words today as I am thinking to several days lost with the current pandemic. I have been disrupted from my normal routine of teaching, writing and doing things around…

Bird Droppings May 8, 2020 Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?   “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln   Perhaps in the scheme of things there are people who are inherently grouchy and or by Lincoln’s view they simply…