Teachers can make such a huge difference! I'm sure you've made a positive impact on many of your students. If the salaries were higher I wonder if it would attract the wrong kind of people into the profession?

The sense of accomplishment you must feel when you realize you've made a difference in a student's life has to be massively rewarding. You're welcome and I thank you for joining us in Memoir Monday! Have

Oh that's right! You taught a friend of mine, I believe (Oz)?

That's wonderful that you were allowed to create and not have to sit there and be bored. People who cross our paths like that are true gifts.

That seems to be the case. Standardized testing has ruined the educational system here in America. The focus has shifted to making sure everyone passes to the next grade whether they are capable it or

I, honestly, don't know how teachers handle some of the kids here in America. Some of them have never known discipline or even the meaning of the word "no". That's great that you're still in

What subject did you teach?

I'm sorry to hear the situation is similar in your country! Thankfully good people are still willing to make the sacrifice to teach. I'm happy to hear your teacher made such a positive impact on you! It's

It's insane that their value hasn't been recognized on a larger scale. In a just world they'd be making much more money and be more appreciated than they are. Maybe that will happen sooner or later. It

I think of dreams the same way, they usually contain some kind of message or guidance for us. I found this video that might have an explanation for what happens in our dream state. It's very interesting

Thank you Eliana!

Very well said, Nancy! It's so easy to long for the past but the past wasn't as good as we imagined it to be. Life is only fully enjoyed when we can focus on the present and make the most of this moment

I appreciate it!

Thank you, Silvia! I'm glad you felt that connection with this piece! Poetry doesn't seem to get as much engagement on this platform as it used to. It's good to know some still enjoying it.

Thank you!

In some ways, no, but in many other ways yes. That's the frustrating thing about humanity...those pesky blind spots.

Thanks my friend! Maybe staring at the sky and opening their imagination was the first rung in their ladder?

You're welcome! So true! Dropbox is a great solution, I'll have to try that. I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend!

The photos are exceptional. The second one struck me as being so similar to the park I was just in, Old Man's Cave, during my trip to Ohio. Do you have as many photos saved on your phone as I do? I'm really

Here you go.....Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the object of heroic quests and deeds,