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We are only a small part of all that is.
Bird Droppings August 15, 2025 We are only a small part of all that is. It is often very difficult for some to accept being simply a part of and not the central focus of life around them. I was watching the beginning of the movie Seven Pounds, and in the first scene or two,…
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Sometimes, simply setting the example is the best teacher.
Bird Droppings August 14, 2025Sometimes, simply setting the example is the best teacher. It has been an interesting week. I did my usual, chasing sunrises and looking for deer and other creatures. I spent a good bit of the mornings taking advantage of the wet, dreary weather and poor light and getting some rather interesting…
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Being reborn is listening and seeing with our heart.
Bird Droppings August 13, 2025 Being reborn is listening and seeing with our heart. So often in life, we hear words, rationalize those utterances, develop an opinion, and then logically state a response. I returned to a conversation discussing existentialism with my granddaughter one night nearly twelve years ago as she cooed and babbled, trying…
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Reconciling the importance of the present, past, and future to find balance
Bird Droppings August 11, 2025 Reconciling the importance of the present, past, and future to find balance I spent the better part of yesterday going to a reptile show with Pat to see our son and his wife and their exhibit. On Saturday, I played with grandkids and worked around the house, avoiding my direction,…
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Wind in the trees
Bird Droppings August 9, 2025Wind in the trees Over the past weeks, we have had nearly ten inches of rain, and storms have come through the area. Just before I went to bed a few nights ago, we were to get another in the morning; now, it is clear through Sunday. Several times, a few…
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Today should always be the first day.
Bird Droppings August 8, 2025Today should always be the first day. “I have seen that in any great undertaking, it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Lone Man (Isna-la-wica)Teton Sioux So often in life, we think we are the one and can do it all on our own with no…
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Bird Droppings August 7, 2025 A spiritual side to teaching can have an impact A Rainy Morning in Georgia may be a song title. We had gone almost twenty days with little or no rain, and many areas were in drought conditions, and a hundred miles east, recovering from floods from the last tropical storm.…
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Beginning from the end, searching for our value in life
Bird Droppings August 6. 2025Beginning from the end, searching for our value in life “When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Victor Frankl I have been attempting to find a part-time position this year. I have interviewed, and granted, I can overwhelm some people. I received a couple…
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Where is the passion?
Bird Droppings August 5, 2025Where is the passion? About eight years ago, I was sitting facing a rising sun, thankful for a new day. A few days passed, and the first sunlight appeared as on many mornings. It was ironic as I was sitting on an overturned five-gallon plastic bucket next to a small circle…
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What does it take for that light bulb to go on?
Bird Droppings August 3, 2025What does it take for that light bulb to go on? It has been nearly nineteen years since my doctoral cohort at Georgia Southern ended, and we began the journey on our own. For a couple of semesters, I was a member of a new cohort at Piedmont College and wandering…
The daily meanderings of a teacher 