Is broken better than new?
On one hand… The story goes that a 15th century Japanese shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, sent a broken tea bowl to China to have it fixed. When the bowl came back, it was held together with metal staples. Disgusted, he set out to find a better, more aesthetically pleasing way to repair broken pottery. His […]
Thoughts for the season?
With the holidays approaching rapidly, my thoughts seem to focus on how much I have to be grateful for. And I bet yours do too! Here’s my selections for this month’s quotes! Here’s some fun favorite thoughts! […]
Average vs. Awesome
“Average” gets a bad rep! But what if you do “average” really, really well? Hear me out. I’ve always had a lot of projects. I used them to keep me motivated. They were, of course, usually fun and often inspiring. But I read something recently that makes me wonder if perhaps I was trying to […]
A heart-warming story for tomorrow…
Back in 2005, a social studies schoolteacher from Arkansas did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom. The kids came into first period, they walked in; there were no […]
Life as a jigsaw puzzle…
Have you ever put a jigsaw puzzle together? It doesn’t really matter if it was 10 pieces or 10,000 pieces. When all the pieces were in their correct places you had a picture. That’s just the way they work. This last month my sister and I put together a fun puzzle together called Bizarre Library. […]
October’s favorite poster quotes…
This is fun for me…more quotes than I can “shake a stick at” to choose from! And I love sharing some of them at the end of each month with you. And as an inveterate reader, and previous English teacher and bookstore owner, I am particularly drawn to the first quote below! […]
Halloween: Cancelled or Continued as Usual?
We’re now only days away from the celebrations-the candy, costumes, haunted houses, corn mazes, trick-or-treating, parties, etc. The hype is increasing, as is the anticipation. While we’re waiting, though, let’s take a minute to contemplate whether or not Halloween can actually be cancelled. Sound crazy? Not so. After all, last year, the White House […]
What is “enough” wisdom?
I believe that enough is enough, even of good things like wisdom. That’s why I named this blog www.WisdomEnough.com It gave me permission to start it. I didn’t dare wait until I was smart enough! After all, we don’t need all wisdom or lots of wisdom, just enough wisdom! Which is great to my way […]
The second “New Year” of the year
It’s September, so Happy New Year! ( Of course I really do know the New Year starts on January 1st!) But for people who spend the months from June to August enjoying the lazy days of summer, then September really is the New Year. It is the time of year when the kids go back […]