Monthly Archives: October 2011
The future’s so bright.
You know when you need something to jolt you out of complacency? A poem, Aristotle, by Billy Collins did that for me today. Here are a few of my favorite lines: This is the beginning. Almost anything can happen. This is the first part where the wheels begin to turn, where the elevator begins its ascent, before [...]
Where do I belong?
Where do I belong? That’s the question I’m living in these days. s I am an impassioned educator in my sixth year of teaching. I’m a go-getter. I have a passion for teaching and learning about social justice, mindfulness, yoga, community-building, sustainability and global change. In my classroom, everyone is a teacher and everyone is a [...]
Day in Autumn
BY RAINER MARIA RILKE (TRANSLATED BY MARY KINZIE) After the summer’s yield, Lord, it is time to let your shadow lengthen on the sundials and in the pastures let the rough winds fly. As for the final fruits, coax them to roundness. Direct on them two days of warmer light to hale them golden toward their term, and [...]
The Girl Effect
What is the girl effect? The effect of empowering an adolescent girl (12-13 years old) in the developing world to go to school, learn and develop instead of having sex, having babies and perpetuating the cycle of poverty… Each educated girl has a ripple effect on the community by inspiring other girls and boys and [...]
The importance of being intentional.
According to beloved American Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön, ”The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.” We are writing the future with our present intentions, which develop into speech and actions. Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly planting seeds that will flower with time and nurturance, so why [...]
