The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Simone Weil

  • Where do we find happiness?

    Bird Droppings December 25, 2011 Where do we find happiness?   Within the spirit of our holiday season as I checked my various blogs, emails and social networking sites early this morning and I found an overabundance of “I got’s” and few “I gave’s”. Scattered earlier were a few of parents waking up with small…

  • Trying to find topsoil midst an erosion of soul

    Bird Droppings December 24, 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 earlier as I web surfed thinking and pondering this morning or perhaps as…

  • Having a heart

    Bird Droppings October 26, 2011 Having a heart It is chilly out in northeast Georgia with evening temperatures still hanging in the high forties or low fifties but rumor of a near frost hanging out there has most of us gardeners bringing plants in. We have still a couple weeks till we are off from…

  • 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…

  • Having a heart

    Bird Droppings March 6, 2011 Having a heart “There are four bases of sympathy: charity, kind speech, doing a good turn, and treating all alike.” Buddha, Sayings of the Buddha Yesterday I worked with students expressing a news article in visual form. Over the past few years as I interact with people observing the various…

  • Trying to find topsoil midst an erosion of soul

    Bird Droppings August 15, 2010 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 earlier as I web surfed thinking and pondering this morning or perhaps as I was…