The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Frank Bird III

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Perhaps my favorite store

    Bird Droppings April 11, 2011 Perhaps my favorite store It is the first time this year I needed my alarm to wake up in the morning. I am a bit out of my normal routine perhaps after a week of spring break. Interesting two thoughts while similar struck me this morning as I started the…

  • Pondering so many things on the last day of Spring Break

    Bird Droppings April 9, 2011 Pondering so many things on the last day of Spring Break Last night I went back over some notes from one of my numerous posts in my graduate school online class site. We had a reading from a paper on a program that was developed in the mid 1980’s in…

  • Hope

    Bird Droppings April 7, 2011 Hope “Man can live for about forty days without food, and about three days without water, about eight minutes without air … but only for one second without hope.” Hal Lindsey As I am lazy today and did not venture forth very early other than to take our trusted Westie…