When we hear the word “season” what comes readily to mind? It could be one of the four seasons of Summer, Spring, Winter or Fall. Did you notice they were not listed in order of their appearance? One season ends, another begins and the most obvious characteristic, besides each one following another in a predictable
Over 85% of adolescents believe that consequences can only be negative, undesirable and to be avoided. When I explained that it’s possible to have a good consequence, students thought that was an oxymoron or a contradiction of terms. Consequence is synonymous with result and depending on the choice, the consequence can be either positive and
Seven days on a calendar makes a week, one day following another in one of the most predictable and reliable sequences we experience. Twenty-four hours, the same for everyone with the difference being in how we choose to spend that time. Beyond some of the necessary functions of eating and sleeping, and for many, working,
As a contrast to the two previous days of details, we are now going to the 30,000 foot view and have a look at the bigger picture. It may seem like a flip-flop from one extreme to the other. In a test, the question would start with, “Compare and contrast…..” asking us to consider similarities
It was an Anglican Bishop, Frances Atterbury, who said, “It’s attention to detail that makes the difference between average and stunning.” What we see every day may seem ordinary, familiar and even, at times, boring. It is perhaps why we travel to other places to get a different view of something we might regard as
Today, begin noticing your surroundings in some detail, eyes wide open to shapes, colors, designs and little things. Whether you are inside or out of doors will change the view so let’s start with indoors and notice where and how you are sitting. Secondly, if you look straight ahead what do you see? Now look
