This is an interesting experiment and I agree with the comment about it being a wonderful lesson.
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Anais Nin And I #2
Love does not have to die. We can find it in the work and relationships we engage in everyday even if those have challenges attached. Nourish love with moments of remembrance.
“Children’s Haiku” by Carl D’Agostino
This is a beautiful visual with words to match. If we could immerse ourselves in the world the way children do, what a world we would have.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes!
I enjoy a Mary Oliver anytime. This is a gentle reminder to not lose our way in the busyness of life. Walk the beach, look at the mountains, or just find your space for retreat with those you care about. See them fully.
We become religious,
then we turn from it,
then we are in need and maybe we turn back.
We turn to making money,
then we turn to the moral life,
then we think about money again.
We meet wonderful people, but lose them
in our busyness.
We’re, as the saying goes, all over the place.
Steadfastness, it seems,
is more about dogs than about us.
One of the reasons we love them so much.
~ Mary Oliver
Credits:
- Thank you MJL for sharing the poem. I must check out Mary Oliver’s book “Dog Songs.” Amazing reviews on Amazon.
- Poem Source: “How It Is with Us, and How It Is with Them” by Mary Oliver, from Dog Songs via Writersalmanac
- Thank you Susan for the picture of our Zeke.
Blind By Harry Kemp
We are each blind in our own particular ways. Unfortunately, we do not always recognize our shortcoming.
George Saunders’ Advice to Graduates
This is an incredible message for each of us. It was worth reading from beginning to end. Life is about love after all.
George Saunders delivered this convocation speech at Syracuse University for the class of 2013. It subsequently went viral, and there’s a really solid reason for that; It’s awesome. In case you have not read it already, please enjoy;
- George Saunders by Damon Winter from the The New York Times.
The entire speech, graduation season or not, is well worth reading, and is included below.
“Down through the ages, a traditional form has evolved for this type of speech, which is: Some old fart, his best years behind him, who, over the course of his life, has made a series of dreadful mistakes (that would be me), gives heartfelt advice to a group of shining, energetic young people, with all of their best years ahead of them (that would be you).
And I intend to respect that tradition.
Now, one useful thing you can do with an…
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How to Get Noticed at Work in Your 20s
When I read this post, I was struck by the soundness of advice for all ages. If everyone tried following these rules, it might make communities and workplaces much better and healthier places. The word health and heal share a common root with the word whole. We can heal and make whole our communities when we follow the Golden Rule which is essentially what this is.
I once had a boss tell me that had she known I was 20 years old when she hired me, I would have never gotten the job.
Nice lady.
But if you know me and/or if you’ve read my writing, you know that I’m a huge proponent of the fact that age has zero to do with success and potential.
I’m sure that there are plenty of really really uber-smart 16 year olds who can do my job better than I can. So age, therefore, should have nothing to do with the hiring process.
Despite my strong opinion on this subject, let’s face it… ageism exists. People who are older have to deal with it and those of us fresh out of college have to deal with it too.
It’s not fun.
Some people don’t think we’re capable of much. Some people really underestimate our ability.
So here are some things that we…
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le sens de la vie aura toujours été une énigme…
Originally posted on my virtual playground:
… comme les superbes cascades islandaises…
A Good Friend – Haiku
We always need good friends who listen even when we are unable to speak the words. They have a sense that something is amiss.
Sympathetic ear
Listening without a word
A very good friend
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Carpe Diem Haiga Festival
The picture is an amazing entrance and exit to the day. I am back in Spokane and there is much promise in the new days ahead. I was drawn to the haiku as I was not familiar with the word maunders. It is a human calling to be curious and learn anew each day.
Carpe Diem Haiku host Chèvrefeuille wrote that haiga is a nice kind of art and poetry, it’s a photo, painting or other kind of image with a haiku, senryu, tanka or kyoka included. The picture and the poem are making eachother stronger or making eachother clearer. Since there is a new special feature called Carpe Diem Haiga Festival, I decided to give it a try…
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Teacher as Transformer 