Today is our wedding anniversary. Kathy and have been a couple for over 40 years and, when I saw this post, it seemed most appropriate. She has been my anchor in life and has supported me in all my efforts. When we married 38 years ago, I did not envision the way it would turn out and that I would be able to leave one profession, as a banker, to pursue teaching and beyond. Sometimes, we are blessed without understanding it in the moment.
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Quotes For a Joyful Attitude
There are some excellent quotes in this post. They come from a broad group of people and I hope they bring joy into your day.
Meditate on these quotes to help you find joy everyday
“Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.” ~ Joyce Meyer
“A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. She gives most who gives with joy.” ~ Mother Teresa
“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” ~ Pope John Paul II
“When we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus” ~ Corrie ten Boom
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” ~ E E Cummings
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The circle of no beginning or end. And that is Hell.
Wendell Berry is one of my favourite poets and authors. He has a common sense way of looking at life and reminds me that we are here to care for one another and the world we live in.
Anger at humans,
my own kind –
I remember how it carried me,
joyous in self’s self-exaltation,
through a narrow opening as at birth
into the great hollow of the dark itself
where the unappeasable,
in unending revenge for revenge,
tread each alone
the circle of no
beginning or end.
And that is Hell.
~ Wendell Berry, Sabbaths 2010 X
Credits: Portrait – Thank you Carol. Poem: Thank you Steve Layman.
Sloth’s To-Do List
This is such good advice as we begin the week. Enjoy hanging around and relaxing.
is world really a dangerous place?
Einstein had many great quotes about spirituality, imagination, and life. He spoke about the need to be aware of the world we live in and realize what is happening. It is under these circumstances we have the ability to reach out and make a difference in lives and the world.
kindly reblog the lovely message.
Do you feel comfortable tooting your own horn?
This is something I have struggled with. I am not very good at saying I am good at this or that. Others tell my story better than I do in that sense. I never thought of it as humility, although I suspect it is part of it. A bigger part is that I was raised by a parent who insisted we not talk that way about our self. In many ways, I see it as a virtue.
From http://theundercoverrecruiter.com
In our era of consumerism everything seems to be a matter of sale, including employment. Job hunters are often expected to “sell, sell and sell themselves” with self-confidence considered as one of the key selling points.
As Broadside points out on her blog, you’ve got to have “the brass-knuckled self-confidence” or “fake successfully and project consistently… to meet the right people, say the right things, answer with the requisite ballsiness… Anyone modest or self-deprecating is quickly and easily trampled by the brazen, who will become your boss.” You are expected to be “chest-beating and telling everyone how amaaaaaaaaaazing you are.”
From http://www.webkhabhar.com
I thought about that while scanning environment for interesting opportunities. Would I feel comfortable tooting — or blaring — my own horn?
Well, if I was desperate for a job to feed my children and that was the only way of getting a job, then yes…
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kahlil Gibran on Children
This is a wonderful passage for each person who works with children. It is a reminder that children are the future and, in that sense, they are not our children. They belong to the world, the universe.
The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry essays written in English by Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923. It is Gibran’s best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over forty different languages and has never been out of print. In this book a Prophet who is about to board a ship is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition.
This book has a way of speaking to people at different stages in their lives. It has a magical quality, the more you read it the more you come to understand the words and it’s not filled with any kind of dogma and is available to anyone.
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from…
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Each Tick Of The Clock (Tanka)
The message in this short poem is a challenging one. I often live in the fictional past and the fantastic future, but they are not as real as this moment which is ever evolving.
Each tick of the clock
Signifies a new “present”
No past, no future
There is only this moment
Why not make the most of it
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Witness
Our senses are the portals by which the universe speaks to us.
“Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence..~- Alan Watts
Un-learn and Re-learn
Kathy calls this uncommon common sense. Sometimes we get caught up the wrong thing and forget to pay attention to what is necessary. Letting go is a challenging process. Challenging is about questioning what we understand in the world and our life at any given time. It calls on us to let go of the presupposed notions we hold on to.
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Teacher as Transformer 