Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves TURN.” - Elizabeth Lawrence We recently started our university trips throughout Europe with our …
NOTE
“I can shake off everything as I make notes in my diary; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” -Anne Frank I loved being both a student and a teacher. As every September drifts …
SPIRIT
The word ‘spirit’ is most likely derived from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breathing” or “breath” and also the “breath of life," as in the force that animates people; the force that gives them …
LIGHT
“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” -Sir Francis Bacon Cultures around the world have traditions for chasing away the darkness and at the same time fanning …
ANEW
"I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me—shapes and ideas near to me, so natural to my way of being and thinking— that it hasn’t occurred to me to put them down. I decided …
GLITTER
"October is a fallen leaf, but it is also the wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hill once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above that hill once again." -Hal …








