The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Writing

Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more.

Bird Droppings October 29, 2024Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am daily. I have been thinking about it ever since.…

October 29, 2024
To think, or at least try this morning, my brain is foggy.

Bird Droppings October 28, 2024 To think, or at least try this morning, my brain is foggy. In the past few days, I tore my rotator cuff, and my heart went into A-fib. I am feeling my age for real. The A fib is being handled by medication and my pacemaker, which stabilizes my heart…

October 28, 2024
I was eating some leftover chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and thinking about the circle of life.

Bird Droppings October 25, 2024 I was eating some leftover chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and thinking about the circle of life. I made a huge pan of chicken and rice casserole with broccoli a couple of days ago and had plenty of leftovers. So I am sitting at my computer working on my…

October 25, 2024
Perhaps, within ourselves, is the change we need?

Bird Droppings October 15, 2024Perhaps, within ourselves, is the change we need? I have been away from my computer for a few minutes. Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I will be hearing from my dissertation chair about defending my paper. I have a feeling of accomplishment and ending my procrastination. I am not complaining,…

October 15, 2024
Teachers! We should always be near the edge.

Bird Droppings March 26, 2018 Teachers! We should always be near 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. A…

March 26, 2018
Can we find answers to our questions?

Bird Droppings March 25, 2018 Can we find answers to our questions? Several years ago I would have said there were answers to almost any question that could be asked. Today sitting here I wonder granted first you have to ask what is the question or questions but I have a different attitude now…

March 25, 2018
Seeking perfection in a world full of mud

Bird Droppings March 24, 2018 Seeking perfection in a world full of mud “I have found there are those who can write and speak fluently and yet do not have anything to say and then there are those who have something to say who may not be so fluent. The big question is who do,…

March 24, 2018
Inability of surmounting learning difficulties

Bird Droppings March 23, 2018 Inability of surmounting learning difficulties It has been a few days since my last post. I have been extremely occupied with surgery Tuesday and recovering past few days. Last week I had several doctor appointments, ultrasounds, blood work, and more doctors made it a crazy week. It seems my…

March 23, 2018
Religion is what you make of it

Bird Droppings March 21, 2018 Religion is what you make of it “A poor devotee points to the sky and says, ‘God is up there.’ An average devotee says, ‘God dwells in the heart as the Inner Master.’ The best devotee says, ‘God alone is and everything I perceive is a form of God.’”…

March 21, 2018
Trying to find a window can be a chore if you do not know where to look

Bird Droppings February 26, 2018 Trying to find a window can be a chore if you do not know where to look I woke up very early today as our dog was barking to go out. I walked out on my back porch only to catch a glimpse of the rain falling along the…

February 26, 2018