Category: perseverance

Water or rock?

July 16, 2009 | 7 comments

What’s tougher, water or rock? Generally, we think of rock as the tougher of the two. After all, bonk your head on a rock and it usually hurts. Splash some water over it and the worst side effect might be

The shallow mind

July 14, 2009 | 4 comments

Sometimes the phrase, “a shallow mind” is used in a derogatory way in reference to people who don’t seem to think deeply about important issues, or their attention is preoccupied with topics and interests that require little thinking and effort

Struggles yield benefit

April 8, 2009 | 8 comments

In response to my “Children overmedicated” blog posted last Monday, I received this comment from a teacher, which I thought was very insightful. I’ve been thinking about the “Overmedication of children” blog since I have one building where at one

Worms enough for you too…

March 27, 2009 | 3 comments

The Rooster & the Hen Said the Little Red Rooster, “Believe me, things are tough! Seems the worms are getting scarcer And I cannot find enough. What’s become of all those fat ones? It’s a mystery to me. There were

Harbor no fear of failure

March 12, 2009 | 10 comments

As many of my long term readers know, I took up tennis about 5 years ago, and have learned many spiritual lessons along the way, some of which I’ve shared on this blog. I’m not a natural athlete, so how