Writings and stories of real life, anecdotes, curiosities, life circumstances, reflections on friendship, love, family, faith, hope, wisdom…
Christmas was only five days away. I was not yet fully immersed in the Christmas spirit. The parking lots were overcrowded and the chaos inside the stores was even worse. Even the aisles were inaccessible. I came today, but why, I asked myself.
The Global Teacher Prize is a $1 million award given to outstanding teachers like Nancie Atwell who has developed a successful literacy based teaching method. Reading is the focus of her school and her program targets children with a variety of learning disabilities.
Happiness is a choice, starts with the decision to be happy. Childhood is a perfect example of how happiness can be spontaneous. During that stage of life we saw life as a wonderful, magical adventure, with no worries or responsibilities.
Discover the most important life lessons I learned through experience. From listening to elders to valuing small moments, to the importance of kindness and empathy. Learn how patience and honesty can make a difference, and how a simple gesture of compassion can change someone’s life.
The phrase natural catastrophe conjures up images of things that change our environment and cause significant and tragic losses of people, animals and property, catastrophes that seem to be beyond human control
To support his family, 7-year-old Peter worked in Mr. John’s jewelry store while the other children helped at home with Christmas Eve preparations. Mr. John was a wealthy jeweler who had no family. He only cared about his money and saw Peter as an ordinary employee, not a child.
