The Best Teachers “The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra K. Trenfor As a teacher, I love this quote. It brilliantly and succinctly delineates the difference between […]
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The Best Teachers “The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” – Alexandra K. Trenfor As a teacher, I love this quote. It brilliantly and succinctly delineates the difference between […]
Read moreForget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. – Khalil Gibran Be natural. Be real. Do not hide or block yourself or your body from the Earth that […]
Read moreDavid Bowie on The Greatest Thing “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.” – David Bowie.
Read moreDo I have some ideas about what happened on Oak Island? Sure, but first I want to talk about what the reactions to the Oak Island mystery can reveal about us humans. If you do not know about Oak Island […]
Read moreThe Difference Between Like and Love What is the difference between I like you and I love you? When you like a flower, you pluck it. But when you love a flower you water it daily. One who understands this, […]
Read moreConformity Comes in Many Costumes It is a common conception, especially among young people, that having an “attitude” of flippancy expresses independence and freedom. By “attitude” I mean a conscious opposition to social norms about appearance and conduct. What society […]
Read moreGeorge Bernard Shaw on Imagination “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will” – George Bernard Shaw
Read moreChuck Close on Inspiration “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” – Chuck Close Chuck Close is an American artist. He is a portrait painter, but that description is too pedestrian to […]
Read moreOne trend I have noticed on the Internet is “news” stories about people who pay down debt of massive amounts. This one is typical, claiming a teacher paid off $40,000 in student debt on only 1.5 years. Or how about […]
Read moreYears ago I ran across an interesting article online entitled “Out with the Community Group, In with the Facebook Fan Group.” The blog is now defunct, so I cannot link to it. I can only write from the couple of […]
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