The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings October 20, 2009 The confines or infinity of a circle As I am sitting here this morning wondering does a circle have a beginning and or an end? As learning begins often with a question so today a start and a beginning to my writing and thinking with a question. Many of the…

Bird Droppings October 19, 2009 “Teach to where the learning will be not to where it is”               I took a relaxing weekend with family and sort of got my thoughts together as the days went by. Somewhere as the rain dissipated we had a few hours of sunshine even though the temperatures were…

Bird Droppings October 16, 2009 Taking small steps   “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   How many times are we told “take your time”? So often in life we are anxious to get the job finished or to get to the top…

Bird Droppings October 15, 2009 We each can make a difference “The purpose of Living Values: Educational Program is to provide guiding principles and tools for the development of the whole person, recognizing that the individual is comprised of physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.” livingvalues.net When I first read the lead line to this…

Bird Droppings October 14, 2009 Walking a path to the top               I recall thinking back a month or so when while visiting Macon Georgia to see my son who goes to Mercer University that I went out to the Indian Mounds. I am drawn to this place and its antiquity. On my visits…

Bird Droppings October 13, 2009 What is necessary in life? Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, and is it true, does it improve on the silence? Sai Baba Waiting for a drop of rain was to be my title for today’s offering but it has been raining most of yesterday…

Bird Droppings October 12, 2009 Understanding the word faith   “Your daily life is your temple and your religion.”  Kahlil Gibran   Maybe a bit of rewording and Gibran has a very powerful statement, not that it is not already. Your daily life is your window to your faith. I was thinking back to a…

Bird Droppings October 9, 2009 What we see in a word or two   “There are people who, when they see the word passion in a book’s title, may not open its cover because that word conjures up imagery of excessive feeling that shortcuts clear and dispassionate thinking. Though the relationship between the word and…

Bird Droppings October 8, 2009 Who is at the center of your universe?   “Tung-shan was asked, ‘The normal mind is the way; what is the normal mind?’ He replied, ’Not picking things up along the road.’” From Teachings of Zen, edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998   One aspect of the Zen teachings is…

Bird Droppings October 7, 2009 Where do we find happiness?   “The very purpose of our life is happiness; the very motion of our lives is toward happiness.” the Dalai Lama   Several years ago in my journey through life, I wandered through the Mall of Athens of course this was prior to me finding…