A Proud Legacy
Yesterday an Irish journalist died. She was 54. Her name was Mary Raftery and while she didn’t live…
Month: January 2012
Problem Solved. Path Revealed.
Beauty. Brilliance. Marvelling at life. Positivity. Being oneself. Cherishing small things. Calmness. Inner Peace. Merriment. Kind smiles. Loving kindness.…
So? What Exactly Do You Admire?
The word ‘admire’ comes from the Latin word admirari – meaning to wonder or marvel at something. It…
Dynamic Love
Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt has some very interesting things to say about how we might learn to…
“Occupy” Living Space?
In 1993, Venezuelan businessman David Brillembourg died leaving behind him an unfinished skyscraper intended to be the third…
Become Someone You Can Admire
We wonder how to be in the world. What to do. Where to go. We spend our lives…
How to Investigate Truth for Yourself
Think for yourself Be who you are. Tall orders need cranes to reach them. He who experiences the…
Getting Over It
The year spreads out ahead and it’s clean now. The slate scrubbed with shame and judgement. We need…
An Understanding Heart…
An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with…
Finns Finish First
Schools in Finland have turned out to have some of the highest test scores in the world. How…