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Brand Spanking New Teacher Part Two:  The First Day of School81

Brand Spanking New Teacher Part Two: The First Day of School

This is part II of an article about my first year of teaching in the second most poverty-stricken county in a southern state in 1973. It gives a brief preview of the students I was going to teach that year.

9 comments    taking the leap a study in faith
The art of Taking Flight - A true poetic dance high up in the Air69

The art of Taking Flight - A true poetic dance high up in the Air

Taking flight isn't easy at all, and it requires a great deal of opposition to gravity, but some vehicles seem to defy the laws as set fourth by nature, and by god. This is one poem that show cases such a struggle for victory over the airways, and so taking to the air can be possible for those who dare to try by perusing such a accomplishment in life.

18 comments    flying michael jordan number 23
Just How Toxic is Your Job?64

Just How Toxic is Your Job?

Do you like your job? Do you feel like your time is well spent making a living as you currently do? Many people go to a job they don't like daily. Why do they do this, and just how toxic is this? People talk about toxic air, food, addictions,...

1 comment    hate my job leap of faith quitting your job
How did individual leadership and personality in China during the twentieth century hasten and or hinder social change?63

How did individual leadership and personality in China during the twentieth century hasten and or hinder social change?

At the dawn of the twentieth century, the regime ruling China was the Qing Dynasty, who had ruled China since 1644. This Manchurian clan constantly treated the Han Chinese with discrimination, although they formed the majority of the country. The...

0 comments    society china capitalism
Online Bible Verses - Hebrews 11:6 Leap of Faith59

Online Bible Verses - Hebrews 11:6 Leap of Faith

Can you recall the first time you ever thought about God?

0 comments    god faith jesus
"Leaping Lily Pads" - Poem of Inspiration68

"Leaping Lily Pads" - Poem of Inspiration

"Leaping Lily Pads" is a poem of inspiration. It is a metaphorical poem about a person's levels of development of needs. The poem is loosely based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

6 comments    achievement inspirational poem
Take The Leap66

Take The Leap

The scariest thing you can do is jump off a cliff, but once you take the leap the world becomes a much different place.

2 comments    facing fear taking the leap
The Good Samaritan:  to Stop or Not76

The Good Samaritan: to Stop or Not

This is the story of a pretty much mundane trip to Arkansas that turned into quite an adventure. For one day, I was a hero (not a heroine; the word doesn't resonate) in at least my own eyes and those of one other person. It was a mystical day of karma or kindness or maybe just love. It was the beginning of a long journey for me of looking for and finding joy in unexpected places.

10 comments    crying afraid highway
A Diary of A Broken Heart68

A Diary of A Broken Heart

Read the diary of a girl who got her heart broken and finding her way to enjoy life as a single-crowned princess again.

15 comments    happily ever after
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP...by b. Malin73

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP...by b. Malin

I'm a stairs person, so at the Condo we are renting, not to be confused with the "Condo with the View", I always take the stairs, except on "Shopping Day". The other day, I'm running, (scratch that) I'm Walking, Briskly up the stairs to our 3rd...

62 comments    help look ralph
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