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A journal from a teacher

Being Alone

Bird Droppings April 25, 2011 Being alone Traditionally we as a family have had an Easter egg hunt for the children of the family now for over thirty years. While I have my moments of enjoying community time I am also very much an monastic individual seeking time alone which for me is often the…

April 25, 2011
Can we try and define Quality?

Bird Droppings April 22, 2011 Can we try and define Quality? I have begun reading extensively the past few weeks putting together thoughts for my dissertation for my doctorate at Georgia Southern University. Among those that passed through my hands these past few days and actually a few minutes ago on my writing table is,…

April 22, 2011
A wind in the trees

Bird Droppings April 21, 2011 A wind in the trees Over the past weeks we have had several severe storms come through the area. Just before I went to bed last night according to the weather we were to get another. Several times during the night I awakened and no storm was blowing and our…

April 21, 2011
Problems are often misunderstood explanations

Bird Droppings April 20, 2011 Problems are often misunderstood explanations “Although you may understand the explanations, if you are still suffering because of problems, you clearly do not understand the true nature of your mind, your body, and your senses.” Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Transforming Problems Into Happiness Every day I deal with numerous issues among…

April 20, 2011
Sometimes we get to close to the edge

Bird Droppings April 19, 2011 Sometimes we get to close to the edge I recall taking groups hiking in North Georgia and always there is that one person who has to be at the edge of a gorge or edge of the trail dropping two hundred feet down looking over and nearly falling. Maybe they…

April 19, 2011
Reflection is so much more than a mirror

Bird Droppings April 18, 2011 Reflection is so much more than a mirror I was sitting out in my back yard as I do every morning listening and thinking wondering about the coming day and week so much to ponder as I listened to the haunting call of a whippoorwill. A friend had gone for…

April 18, 2011
Trying to find topsoil midst an erosion of soul

Bird Droppings April 15, 2011 Trying to find topsoil midst an erosion of soul “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” Simone Weil, The Need for Roots I saw this idea this morning as I was scrolling through thoughts saved over the days and the concept…

April 15, 2011
The infinity or confines of a circle

Bird Droppings April 14, 2011 The confines or infinity of a circle 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 philosophies of life use comparisons to circles as…

April 14, 2011
A few days misse and an extremely long weekend

Bird Droppings April 13, 2011 A few days missed and an extremely long weekend On Friday April 13, 2008 I was driving and actually did not just forget to write my thoughts down but literally could not. I drove down to Statesboro Georgia to get approval of my course of study for my doctorial work…

April 13, 2011
Is your imagination out of focus?

Bird Droppings April 12, 2011 Is your imagination out of focus? “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Years ago I saw this quote and as I was watching my own young children with Lego…

April 12, 2011

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