The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Compassion

  • Empathy: Does anybody have it anymore or is it gone from humanity?

    Bird Droppings January 10, 2026Empathy: Does anybody have it anymore or is it gone from humanity? Sixteen years ago, I was sitting in my room in Statesboro, back to school for my doctorate. It was a June morning, and I was wide awake, pondering. “It is still dark in Statesboro, Georgia, as I sit here…

  • A firefly crossed my path

    Bird Droppings May 16, 2011 A fire fly crossed my path I wonder how many even notice when a firefly crosses our path. Most people will not even stop to look at such an insignificant moment in time. It has been a bit to cold for fireflies so far this year in our part of…