The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Family

  • Why should life be a difficult journey?

    Bird Droppings March 1, 2025Why should life be a difficult journey? “Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” Henry Van Dyke It has been a few years since I visited with my mother, and I walked by my fathers and brothers’ grave…

  • To die a happy death:

    Bird Droppings February 12, 2025 To die a happy death: My mother’s spirit passed on four years ago. She went to sleep and moved on. As I pondered my thoughts for today, I always thought about education. I have been teaching public high school for nearly twenty years now, elementary school for two, and college…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • LIFE and FINALITY

    Bird Droppings January 1, 2024LIFE and FINALITY Morning has been a special time for me each day, a new beginning. Several aspects make it special; the first one is taking pictures of sunrises. Then, I ran some errands and started cooking supper, and then I wrote and read, which became my meditation for the day.…

  • Telling our grandchildren the stories

    Bird Droppings December 27, 2024Telling our grandchildren the stories “I wanted to give something of my past to my grandson. So, I took him into the woods to a quiet spot. Seated at my feet he listened as I told him of the powers that were given to each creature. He moved not a muscle…

  • How do we know if we are still human?

    Bird Droppings December 18, 2024How do we know if we are still human? About four years ago, I was listening to the news about the activities at the nation’s capital that many called an insurrection; I wondered, as people were interviewed and ideas were tossed around, are we all human? It seems some in Congress…

  • Within the circle of life, infinity exists

    Bird Droppings December 8, 2024 Within the circle of life, infinity exists Resurrection By Susan Thomas Underwood The universe is energy in constant motion. There are ebbs and flows. Outcomes and income, And change…… Always change. The physical world reflects this motion. In the cycles of life, There is spring and fall, winter and summer,…

  • It is the small pieces that seriously matter not how many presents

    Bird Droppings December 6, 2024It is the small pieces that seriously matter not how many presents I am about to be driving around to run some errands and read a holiday post or two on my new computer, an early Christmas present from my wife. One caught my attention arguing the idea of Santa’s gifts.…