Get Up and Go What gives you purpose? Do you have a dream or passion that you share with others? I don’t have to ponder too long to answer the question about what gives my life purpose. For the past forty-one years, including twelve after my “retirement,” I have been a classroom teacher. Each assignmentContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Ten”
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100 Days of Writing – Day Nine
A Place in History What historical event or contexts – way back in time or more recently – have affected you individually or as a family? I would have to say that the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge effect on me individually, on my family, and on society as a whole. Little did weContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Nine”
100 Days of Writing – Day Eight
Explore your spirituality What does spirituality mean to you? The root word of spirituality is “spirit” and I contemplate what this means on both a personal and worldly plane. I, first of all, believe in a creation much bigger than myself. Some choose to call this being a “Higher Power”, some say “God”, and thereContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eight”
100 Days of Writing – Day Seven
Remember a loved one… Think about someone you have known who has died. What conversation would have with them if you could? Abby – I want you to know how much you meant to me in the twelve years we were together – and how very much I’ve missed you in the month-and-a-half you’ve beenContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seven”
Random Writing – It’s HOT outside!!!
Summer is definitely here. Although it says it’s only eighty-seven degrees, it feels more like it’s one hundred and seven degrees. I realize that accurate temperatures are supposed to be measured in the shade and I was sitting in the direct rays of the sun, but still, it’s hot! I sometimes wonder how people beforeContinue reading “Random Writing – It’s HOT outside!!!”
100 Days of Writing – Day Six
“Old ways won’t open new doors.” What does this quote mean to you? If I keep doing the things I’ve always done, I’m going to keep getting the results I’ve been getting. If the results of my efforts are desirable, then I likely should keep doing the same thing. If the results are undesirable, thenContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Six”
Random Writing – Synchronicity in Real-Time
I have a friend named Michael who I often see at the local cafe’. I consider him to be a learned person, although like most of us, has challenges in life. The discussions he and I have cover a wide range of topics, but regardless of what we might be talking about, I always tryContinue reading “Random Writing – Synchronicity in Real-Time”
100 Days of Writing – Day Four
Your best self… Consider when you have been at your best. What was happening? What were you doing? Who were you with? How did it feel to be your best self? I feel at my “best” when I’m in a classroom teaching. I don’t know that there’s been any particular moment I’m recalling, just aContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Four”
100 Days of Writing – Day Three
When you were a kid,,, What activities did you love as a kid but have since dropped? When I was a child the thing I remember most is loving to ride my bicycle. My grandfather repaired bicycles and I usually had a good bike to pick and choose from. The one I remember riding mostContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Three”
Random Writing – “The Crowded Cafe”
I am in the Barnes and Noble Cafe on a drizzly Monday afternoon. The tables are abuzz with all sorts of activity and conversation. Two young lads are reading their manga books intently, as they turn the pages from back to front. Another man pours over blueprints of some sort, seemingly figuring an estimate forContinue reading “Random Writing – “The Crowded Cafe””
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