The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings November 25, 2017 How capable do we need to be?   What a contrast to only a few weeks ago as the sun was shining and the moon was full as I went out in the wee hours with a crystal clear sky. There was a gentle wind blowing, wind chimes ringing peacefully…

Bird Droppings November 24, 2017 A spiritual side to teaching   “Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it’s never living apart from one’s self. Not about absence of other people – it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others.” Parker Palmer   Dr. Parker…

Bird Droppings November 22, 2017 Families and Friends The holidays are getting here soon, tomorrow is turkey day, and this semester of graduate school is drawing to an end. My grandkids all have a a week off for Thanksgiving and we will be getting together with family. This is a time when celebrations abound, a…

Bird Droppings November 21, 2017 Venting a bit on a Tuesday Morning   I was slack with my daily journaling over the past two weeks. I have written for two days straight this week. Yesterday and today but I read several alarming posts on friend’s pages on Facebook and on internet news sites. I followed…

Bird Droppings November 20, 2017 Trying to tie a knot with only one end   It is a Monday morning and no one else moving around but me and I am about to go out and wander in the darkness for a bit. I have over the years enjoyed greeting the morning.  I have found…

Bird Droppings November 17, 2017 Somewhere inside, perhaps within ourselves   I have been away from my computer for nearly three days. Using my phone for emails and Facebook etc. I thought my outpatient surgery on Tuesday was a walk away situation but it became a little more involved. I basically got to sleep and…

Bird Droppings November 14, 2017 Perhaps I had a vision walking in moonlight As I walked out in the morning, the smiling moon’s glow lit the area. While only just a small part of the moon it was still a beautiful picture presented. There was a sense of light about as I stood looking around,…

Bird Droppings November 13, 2017 Should children be left behind?   “I believe that our own experience instructs us that the secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained, and he only holds the key…

Bird Droppings November 12, 2017 Today is day one or so I am told   Feeling old today now that I working on my sixty eighth year and a cold front coming in, my bones are aching. I remember nearly eleven years ago as we got closer to the last day in our old house…

Bird Droppings November 11, 2017 I am always finding where community exists   I am sitting listening to Allman Brother’s Fillmore East CD on a Saturday morning, a smiling moon sort of peaked out earlier this morning outside. As I drove to the corner store today I had several thoughts streaming through my head. How…