No-one has had a perfect life.
At some point,
we have all had disturbances
in the equilibrium of our everyday existence.
I think that the realisation that we are all in the same sort of boats in life
should be some sort of consolation to us all.
Sunday, 24 November 2019
About the Dinky car, the white piano and the imperfections of life
About the only object of value that I took from my first marriage was my white piano.
It was purchased in Liverpool and was my pride and joy.
Within three weeks of its installation in our new front room, a dinky car sailed from the hand of my very young son no.2 and landed on the lid (unintentionally, I should add). The chip in the beautiful paintwork is there to this day.
It taught me an important lesson. Perfection is very fleeting. The piano is still precious, perfect or not but, even more so, the sons, daughters and all the family.
It was purchased in Liverpool and was my pride and joy.
Within three weeks of its installation in our new front room, a dinky car sailed from the hand of my very young son no.2 and landed on the lid (unintentionally, I should add). The chip in the beautiful paintwork is there to this day.
It taught me an important lesson. Perfection is very fleeting. The piano is still precious, perfect or not but, even more so, the sons, daughters and all the family.
A dusting tip re the 'remotes'
A few months ago, I decided that it might be a good idea to replace the remotes upside down in the space I have designated as their homes when not in use, to prevent that horrible build-up of compacted dust and grease which settles in all the nooks and crannies.
So far, it's working well.
So far, it's working well.
About looking down and looking ahead
In life, as in walking,
we need to look down to see where we are standing
and to look ahead to see where we are going.
We need to keep our feet on the ground
but also to keep our eyes open to the path we are following.
In other words, in life,
we need a solid foundation
and also an imaginative vision.
we need to look down to see where we are standing
and to look ahead to see where we are going.
We need to keep our feet on the ground
but also to keep our eyes open to the path we are following.
In other words, in life,
we need a solid foundation
and also an imaginative vision.
Saturday, 12 October 2019
Thursday, 10 October 2019
A mantra for our everyday lives
May we be who we are and give what we have
and not mither
about what we do not have and what we cannot give.
and not mither
about what we do not have and what we cannot give.
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
About our 'legacy' to our working lives
I finally went back to my last school to be present at a gathering for the teachers who were leaving, 18 months after an abrupt ending to my career!
Having forgotten to go to a parents evening for my year 11 (ie GCSE maths class!) - even though I had arranged the timings for meeting parents - I realised that my school-working life had come to an end and I finished work before work finished me, on the grounds of ill-health.
I had written a few notes on a small scrap of note-paper as a farewell 'speech ' of sorts. The previous person had spoken at quite some length so my words were mercifully short, to everyone's great relief.
My main point was that, for us as teachers, long after our pupils had forgotten most of what we had tried to impart to them they would remember us; they would have 'learned' us as people, as points on the landscape of their lives, with our funny ways, the clothes we wore maybe or any of our little (or large) idiosyncrasies, as I'm sure is the case for all of us, no matter where we are in life or what we do.
Thus so with these writings of mine; you do not know me but by something of me in what I write, you will have 'learned me', another human being. I would love to think that I might become a small point on the landscape of the lives of anyone who might read my posts.
PS My friend said that my words had brought tears to her eyes; so that was nice.
Having forgotten to go to a parents evening for my year 11 (ie GCSE maths class!) - even though I had arranged the timings for meeting parents - I realised that my school-working life had come to an end and I finished work before work finished me, on the grounds of ill-health.
I had written a few notes on a small scrap of note-paper as a farewell 'speech ' of sorts. The previous person had spoken at quite some length so my words were mercifully short, to everyone's great relief.
My main point was that, for us as teachers, long after our pupils had forgotten most of what we had tried to impart to them they would remember us; they would have 'learned' us as people, as points on the landscape of their lives, with our funny ways, the clothes we wore maybe or any of our little (or large) idiosyncrasies, as I'm sure is the case for all of us, no matter where we are in life or what we do.
Thus so with these writings of mine; you do not know me but by something of me in what I write, you will have 'learned me', another human being. I would love to think that I might become a small point on the landscape of the lives of anyone who might read my posts.
PS My friend said that my words had brought tears to her eyes; so that was nice.
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