Bird Droppings July 3, 2014 What is normal and can we define it quantitatively or qualitatively? “Normality in fact has nothing to do with statistics. It refers to a norm, a model of perfection, an example to be followed. It indicates what we should be. Normality is therefore something to strive for, something at which…

Bird droppings July 2, 2014 Do we learn from a ripple or a wave? I will spend most of the morning in class running errands and trying to get ready to have a few days of actual vacation. Later today I will be digging and planting, transplanting and repotting various flowers and herbs in our…

Bird Droppings July 1, 2014 Finding our reflection on a pond or window I boxed up a couple of boxes of “junk” from my class room the other day. Each piece at one time or another had been a teachable moment. Each was an item and or items for that had been collected and or…

Bird Droppings June 30, 2014 Life is making a quilt It was nearly seven years ago today my wife walked in and told me that my mother said this was to be a happy time a joyous occasion as we celebrated my father’s life on Sunday. She said I think we are even having a…

Bird Droppings June 28, 2014 Why are we not seeking peace? “In this week of great destruction, we must each choose what road we are to walk and live. The road of destruction is war, it has always been so. The road of creation is deeper and more complicated; it has always involved forgiveness, love,…

Bird Droppings June 26, 2014 Should we be pondering the idea of faith? “Modern technology advanced in such tiny increments for so long that we never realized how much our world was being altered, or the ultimate direction of the process. But now the speed of change is accelerating logarithmically. It is apparent that developing…

Bird Droppings June 25, 2014 Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln Perhaps in the scheme of things there are people who are inherently grouchy and or by Lincoln’s view they simply want to…

Bird Droppings June 23, 2014 Can we even compare ethics and politics? I picked up a copy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution about a year ago this morning. The front page had various articles but one caught my attention. Having been a student in psychology at Mercer University in Macon and required to go on…

Bird Droppings June 22, 2014 What does it take to see the fluidity of life? “Adverse circumstances test our courage, our strength of mind, and the depth of our conviction in the natural law. There is nothing exceptional about practicing in a good environment and atmosphere. The true test is if we can maintain our…

Bird Droppings June 20, 2014 Why do children do what they do? “Our task is to make our children into disciples of the good life, by our own actions toward them and toward other people. This is the only effective discipline in the long run. But it is more arduous, and takes longer, than simply…