The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Spirituality

  • Why is it hard to think about compassion?

    Bird Dropping August 1, 2017 Why is it hard to think about compassion?   Almost five years ago I was quietly sitting in a hotel room in South Carolina it was still dark outside and it was odd not being at school on a Friday. I so seldom miss a day of school. My middle…

  • Are we missing Creativity?

    Bird Droppings July 5, 2017 Are we missing Creativity?   This was another quiet morning as I wandered out and about already birds hiding from view are calling. As for the crickets and frogs as always a beautiful chorus for the morning awakening. Yesterday later in the day several tree frogs visited our back porch…

  • In pursuit of excellence in learning

    Bird Droppings July 1, 2017 In pursuit of excellence in learning   I am working on one of two papers for graduate school and woke up very early in the morning with several ideas running through my head. I stepped outside briefly and I heard the crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of early…

  • I wonder what my favorite store is; then again is it even important?

    Bird Droppings June 9, 2017 I wonder what my favorite store is; Then again is it even important?   Interesting two thoughts while similar struck me this morning as I started the day out. One I heard on the radio going to get some air in my wife’s tire in her car from a radio…

  • A happy death in a world of sadness

    Bird Droppings May 25, 2017 A happy death in a world of sadness   I have been teaching high school now for nearly sixteen years and only missed one graduation. In 2014 I missed the graduation ceremony and celebration of sorts. Health issues kept me away. Tomorrow will be my last official graduation ceremony at…

  • Acceptance is often getting over fears

    Bird Droppings May 17, 2017 Acceptance is often getting over fears   As I stepped outside into a beautiful clear chilled morning, we were hoping for rain but the humidity still hung in the air. The grass was like walking on a sponge soggy and wet but then again it could be from my wife…

  • Try and see through eyes wide open

    Bird Droppings May 16, 2017 Try and see through eyes wide open   As I walked out into the morning sounds today a whippoorwill greeted me. It was the first I have heard this year. The air is warming and summer sounds are creeping in. I like the sounds of the night. Crickets, tree frogs,…

  • Filling cracks in leaky pots

    Bird Droppings May 15, 2017 Filling cracks in leaky pots   Many thousands of years ago Buddha compared people to four kinds of clay vessels. Borrowing these words today as I am thinking to several days lost traveling to see a new grand baby, from my normal routine of writing and doing things. A couple…

  • Teaching can be successful

    Bird Droppings May 12, 2017 Teaching can be successful So as I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the morning.…

  • Culture is far more than just a word

    Bird Droppings May 11, 2017 Culture is far more than just a word   “Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that thought comes before speech. In the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune…