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I am pondering about Dr. Carl G. Jung and “school reform.”I find the answer is simple: CARING.
Bird Droppings February 8, 2025I am pondering about Dr. Carl G. Jung and “school reform.”I find the answer is simple: CARING. “If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.” Carl G. Jung Over…
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Bird Droppings February 7, 2025 Is it only a dropped feather? “If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors, we could argue that ‘the dark colors are more beautiful and, therefore, naturally more valuable,’ or vice versa. Regardless of which colors are more beautiful, necessary, or valuable, the truth is the…
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Practicing Patience
Bird Droppings February 6, 2025Practicing Patience It has been nearly forty-five years since I first went to Hemmingway’s just off the interstate in Decatur, Georgia. It was a favorite local entertainment establishment. My wife and I would go before and after our marriage primarily to listen to a local singer who provided a fantastic evening…
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Bird Droppings February 5, 2025It has been a long time, and yet, it is only a moment. I was sitting along the edge of reality one evening a few days back after having a bad day with bronchitis and asthma. Somewhere, I was in my backyard listening to the wind as it blew through the…
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Glistening of wisdom on a gossamer strand
Bird Droppings February 4, 2025 Glistening of wisdom on a gossamer strand Many years ago, I was sitting alongside a fence in a field far away from houses and people, and I watched a spider spin a web. We see webs all around, and I read there are thousands of spiders per acre in any…
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All of life is connected and intertwined.
Bird Droppings February 3, 2025All of life is connected and intertwined. “In all likelihood, one is in the past while in the present. The present is then veiled; the past is manifest and apparent. However, so transparently present that is veiled., and one assumes oneself to be in the present when one is not. To…
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Our example is how children learn.
Bird Droppings February 2, 2025Our example is how children learn. “We taught our children by both example and instruction, but with an emphasis on example, because all learning is a dead language to one who gets it second hand.” Kent Nerburn, The Wisdom of the Native Americans For nearly fifteen years, I have looked to…
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A morning meandering while thinking about the moon glowing.
Bird Droppings January 31, 2025A morning meandering while thinking about the moon glowing. Last night, as I looked out at the night sky, I honestly was not sure if the moon was glowing or not. It was too overcast. However, I started thinking back to tutoring a student trying to get caught up and return…
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I am reading a friend’s book for the sixth time and each time find a new thought.
Bird Droppings January 29, 2025I am reading a friend’s book for the sixth time and each time find a new thought. I was so tired when I laid down last night after dinner and a bit of TV. I had spent the day driving around doing errands, going to my grandson’s concert, and attempting to…
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I am Reading and listening to a philosopher.
Bird Droppings January 28, 2025I am Reading and listening to a philosopher. There was a beautiful sky this morning as I walked out; the weather was wreaking havoc with my sinuses: cold, hot, colder, and humid. On the one hand, I can count the number of mornings with frost this year. The sky, while partially…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 