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Those in Charge Those in charge do not have an easy row to hoe. More than likely, they have way more responsibilities than they should have to shoulder. Not only that, but those in charge usually start out with high hopes of how they want to change things, to make improvements, and change someone’s life,…

Gracious to Strangers I’ve experienced what it is like to be a stranger. More than once in my life I was the new kid in the classroom, the new teacher in a school, or the new student in someone’s yoga class.  Nobody who I was and being unknown made me feel awkward, uncertain and vulnerable.…

Relationship to the World Certain people are drawn to living here in North Idaho. They want to live off grid, as far away from as many people as possible and as independent as is feasible. But, no matter how far off the grid we go, how far away we remove ourselves from people, or how…

Staying Corrigible  When I was a public school teacher, I formed a relationship not only with my students, but also their family. I met their siblings, grandparents, great grandparents, parents and in some cases, step parents.  There were a lot of folks connected to just one child. Remembering everyone’s names, their faces and who they…