The Trivial Spider
Today I had two students arguing over the death of a spider out on the playground. One little boy yelled at the other, “You’ve killed one of Mother Nature’s creatures!” The other boy defended himself...
View ArticleSubconscious Cappuccinos
Happiness can be found in many different forms. Maybe it’s in expensive tastes, humble beginnings, big elaborate happenings, or small gestures – but happiness can be found. I promise! I routinely find...
View ArticleShake It Up!
I have a student who displays almost a 6th sense of when to spout off the most random generic phrases known to the English language. Regardless of the situation, I can always count on him to share...
View ArticleFinding Courage
Over the weekend I spent time reading, The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung while listening to massive amounts of Lily Allen. Their viewpoints are as different as my right and left hand. Thinking about...
View ArticleSummertime
So… I’ve been thinking about summer. After I close my classroom doors it’s officially summertime and – game on! OK – let me translate. “Game on” means recuperation – at least for a week – and then I...
View ArticleThe Prettiest Thing
Filed under: art, Desserts, Motivation, Sonoma County Tagged: fruit, garden, happiness, healthy living, strawberries, summer
View ArticleAn Orange You Glad Kind of Day
In life there are numerous modes of joy. The rise of a smiling voice, the sound of a canary singing his song, or the color of an orange can sometimes make us happier than diamonds, fame, or fast cars....
View ArticleReasonable Seasonable Magic
Not everything can be looked at through a reasonable lens. Sometimes there are things you just can’t explain. What do we do then? Well that’s easy…nothing. So it’s Christmas Eve here in the states…and...
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