“Teaching the Poor,” by Doug Johnson

Dedicated educator Doug Johnson inspires us with these thoughts. –JGR __________________________ The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference.The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference, and the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.— Elie Wiesel Teaching the poor, like any other human…

Boxing Day Way

Ah, Boxing Day! It’ll be a year until I’m greeted by, “Are you ready for Christmas?” As if we are climbing a steep mountain pass to ski down the other side. Or, crawling across the desert to a beckoning oasis. For me, Boxing Day is that oasis. The first time I celebrated Boxing Day on…

“Mindfulness saves hassle”: Key thought for locked keys

Video Credit: Drake, on October 14, 2008, put Carl Thomas’s video Emotional with the music to K’jon. Actual title for the song is “On the Ocean.” Watch the official video of “On the Ocean” with the complete song (and more down to earth visuals). So, there I was, pulling into the parking spot inside the…