This person is somebody’s child

I am fortunate to be able to run on a trail through the wilderness behind my house. The trail is deserted, I rarely meet another person. After running this trail many times, I noticed the scene shown on the photo just off the trail. Heart-shaped rocks are wedged...

Don’t forget to look up

This summer I had just started a run and was two blocks away from my son’s house. The pavement was littered with apples and as I was running, I looked down and wondered if these apples could be used to make applesauce with my granddaughters. The next thing I knew I...

Podcast: Teaching with Heart

You may enjoy listening to my interview with Andrew Geary about Teaching with Heart. Here is the link: https://library.seg.org/doi/full/10.1190/tle43060408.1 Y Alternatively you can just click on there image....

Manuel

I am a big fan of the television series Fawlty Towers. The series is set in a small hotel in England. The hotel’s owner, Basil, is played by John Cleese. Basil is self-centered, he cannot read the mindset of others, and is prone to outburst of anger that are hilarious...

Situational awareness, or lack thereof

I got on the bus to the parking lot at Denver Airport. It felt crowded and a woman on crutches got on the bus. Being a gentleman, I stood up and offered her my seat. She said: “thank you, this is so kind you.” And when she sat down, she continued by saying “by the...

Turning into a reptile

Do you recognize the experience that you are being challenged in some way, and that in response you become unreasonable, you might be angry and say things that you later regret? It can feel as if an alien force within takes control. Maybe I am the only person who gets...
Roel Snieder

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