100 Day Project – Day 56 – 10:16 p.m. “Propel, propel, propel your craft softly down liquid solution. Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, existence is simply illusion.” Mr. Rogers Indeed it is. But, it’s an illusion worth keeping. Today I’m thinking that life is full, life is complicated, life is complicated, life leaves me [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 51 – 2:09 p.m. SNOW – a big snow storm in October! A snow day today! There’s much to say about the craziness of it, the no electricity, have fun talking and cleaning odd things and doing other chores that require no electricity, and hot cocoa on the sterno! But [...]
Tags: break·Cold winter evenings·family·hot cocoa·learning·October·snow·snow day·teaching·Work
100 Day Project – Day 49 – 8:32 pm A few thoughts and moments occurred today that I’m thinking must be related somehow. In one of my Education courses, the students were exploring the printing with various objects (process vs product) in creative experiences. The topic came up of whether food should be used in [...]
Tags: 99%·access·Children·equity·family·learning·Occupy·teaching·Work
100 Day Project – Day 45 – 9;05 p.m. Become a Big. Do you want to make a difference in the world? Yes, you could donate some money, bring some cans to the food bank, donate your old clothes, your old car, and put coins in the red bucket during the holidays. These are good [...]
Tags: Big Brothers·Big Sisters·Children·conversations·family·time·volunteer·Work
100 Day Project – Day 44 – 9:30 p.m. This evening I had occasion to have dinner with three other very bright, and devoted women: women who have worked for years with young children and their families. Discussion ranged from jobs and families to the state of politics, and about children. This recent study was [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 36 – 9:55 (This is yesterday’s posting.) This afternoon on a walk with my five-year-old granddaughter, we stopped to admire a few ants — we were already carrying a Wooly Bear caterpillar in a jar with us (doesn’t everyone know that even caterpillars need afternoon exercise?) — and she informed [...]
100 Day Project – Day 34 – 8:10 p.m. ‘There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.’ Frederico Fellini Film Director A beautiful day today — glorious sun, a not so glorious autumn color due to so much rain, good smells and too much food at the [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 33 – 4:16 p.m. I am grateful for this, / a moment of truth, / grateful to stand before You / in judgment. / You know me as a liar / and I am flooded with relief / to have my darkest self / exposed at last. / Every [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 22 – 9:40 a.m. (a day late) When teaching is challenging, ask yourself what Mr. Rogers would do. (Those of my readers who know me, know that Mr. Rogers is my all time favorite person in the world – not counting family, of course.) I’ve had a great week teaching, [...]
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100 Day Project – Day 18 – 1:45 p.m. (when I started) “Here’s the lesson: If you have something to say on the page, don’t hesitate. Don’t procrastinate. Don’t make excuses. Seize every moment you find to write. Honor your voice and your stories. Starting now. Because this moment is all we have–take it from [...]
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