tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31988254352733954952024-03-19T16:33:31.049-04:00Writing about LifeReflections on life's issues with the help of stories, proverbs or questions.
You are welcome to ask questions or request a topic to be addressed.Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-65427308668056231082015-03-25T02:57:00.000-04:002015-03-25T03:02:15.316-04:00
If I Light One Candle
I have a lit candle in my hand because someone had lit it
for me. I see in the dark and can walk
with certainty as I find my way home. On the mental plane, I have the power to
discriminate what is truthful and what is not.
With an enlightened mind, I am free.
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If You
Missed the Workshop, Here is a Recording
The Power
Point Presentation is on a Second Document
The wonder of technology can now bring the workshop to
you through a recording made live during the workshop and the Power Point sent as a second
document. Here is how to access the
recording and Power Point:
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Back from
Miami
by Ijya C.
Tulloss
I
just got back from Miami, Florida. I was
there with my son, Mark, to give a
presentation to educators and parents of South Florida. The conference was hosted by Barry University
and organized by the Andrew Dora McGhee Montessori Foundation. We also launched Phase I of our reading Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-73752769503925694332014-08-19T00:44:00.001-04:002014-08-19T00:44:42.871-04:00Ask and You Shall Receive
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My very first
paying job was in Chicago. After
looking for a job at want ads and interviewing daily for a month, I landed one
as a research technician at a laboratory located inside Wesley Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-86162744758937923832011-04-06T13:49:00.000-04:002011-04-06T13:49:03.038-04:00If Only They Had Montessori Education
When
we listen to how our students are doing in school we hear the following: they
can’t read at grade level, they are deficient in STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics), bullying is pervasive in schools. Looking at our global environment,
we read that our actions are destroying the environment. As I reflect on these challenges, I
Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-9141043746385791592011-01-18T07:12:00.000-05:002011-01-18T07:12:22.304-05:00The Bible's Four Layers of Wrappings<!--StartFragment-->
The first graders received their own bibles
today. It will follow them through
the grades. When they reach high school, they will receive another one. To make this moment memorable, considerable
care was taken to prepare the gift.
The bible was wrapped four times, each wrapping denoting a special significance. With Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-28540908412249303762010-12-23T14:33:00.004-05:002011-01-12T01:41:24.185-05:00Christmas 2010
.
Holiday greetings to you and your family. May you continue to enjoy blessings, riches, wisdom, power and strength from the Source of all. After nearly two years of renovation to bring the house we purchased up to code, it finally received the final approval from the City of Highland Park. Views of the trees from the front and back windows and the ravine nearby give the country Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-29119702647386689712010-12-19T19:53:00.024-05:002011-01-12T03:26:39.797-05:00Phonics with Christmas
The
holiday season brings an assortment of objects and activities. Objects
depicting the Nativity story which include - Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus,
angels, shepherd, a manger, stable, donkey, sheep, star, wise men from the east
- can be easily purchased at local department stores.
We celebrate the season of love, joy and
peace by decorating our homes with Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-68050923292848842492010-11-23T12:06:00.001-05:002011-01-12T01:08:17.485-05:00Thanksgiving
We
celebrate our national holiday of Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of
November. It is associated with the first thanksgiving that our forefathers
celebrated with the native Americans after surviving the first year of settlement
in the New World. With the help of
the Native Americans the first settlers learned how to plant corn
or maize, squash and other food crops thatStraight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-33847958988760821022010-10-13T00:38:00.001-04:002010-12-24T22:08:43.923-05:00Why Johnny Can't Read
Why can’t
Johnny read? He had not been taught to read. He had been taught to
look at words and say what the word says. He had been taught to recognize
forms and shapes in the same way that you call an elephant, elephant and a dog,
a dog by simply recognizing how it looksStraight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-82830669008875804772010-09-06T00:52:00.018-04:002011-01-10T16:04:29.203-05:00Forgiveness
To forgive - to let things go, to harbor no resentment, to hold no bitterness, to be willing to heal the past and start all over again – these are all easier said than done. We maintain a grudge towards somebody because it is difficult for us to forgive. We replay the event, what one said, what one did to fan our flame of hatred alive. However, once we find it in our heart to forgive, we feelStraight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-24596041955383540032010-08-22T05:46:00.001-04:002010-08-24T13:37:19.861-04:00The A B C's of Life 2
The ABC’s of Life
A
accept
I accept who I am and I am
happy to be just as I am. I am not my brother or my sister, I am me and
this is how it’s going to be. I also accept my responsibility and
perform it willingly. I accept everyone who comes on my
path as fellow Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-71044128729874686442010-07-05T05:11:00.010-04:002011-01-07T00:41:29.583-05:00Small Town 4th of July Celebrations
When we first moved to Glencoe, I wanted to be a part of the town’s 4th
of July parade. I did not know how since we had no social connection to
the town at that time. We were not part of any organization since
we worked in the city of Chicago and all our affiliations were with the
city. Aside from working at a Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-48711598780797008912010-06-19T17:48:00.004-04:002011-01-12T00:58:34.692-05:00My Papa, a Renaissance Man
It is a rare privilege to have warm,
caring and talented parents. There was nothing they would not do to help
you become the best that you can
be.
My father, who I call Papa, was known to friends, relatives and the general
public as “Yowing.” Riding through town in his jeep, waves of Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-57065570775495056452010-06-06T18:19:00.001-04:002011-01-06T13:56:47.565-05:00Music Begins at Home
Music Begins at Home
<!--StartFragment-->
What a stirring experience to wake up at dawn with the band playing musical
selections as it paraded through town heralding the beginning of the town’s
fiesta. The band stopped at my grandmother’s house for breakfast. That was
the seed of my love for music.
The seed was watered when I Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-71042461048305492372010-05-05T20:13:00.004-04:002011-01-10T19:11:50.814-05:00Remembering Mama
I woke up this morning trying to read a note handed by my mother in my dream.
I could not read the message. It looked blurred. As I tried to
focus my eyes on the torn paper where about three lines were written, I woke
up. Five hours later while waiting for my flight at O’Hare International
Airport, I bought a book called, “The Power of Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-63110883100874936532010-04-26T01:24:00.000-04:002010-04-26T01:24:30.156-04:00Water, Water Everywhere but not a Drop to Drink<!--StartFragment-->
Water
is central to the life of a child in a Montessori environment. One begins with pouring water from one pitcher to another
developing hand-eye coordination while experiencing joy in successfully
transferring water into the vessel.
Practical Life gives the child ample opportunities Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-77197339531860577112010-04-21T05:06:00.003-04:002011-01-06T13:12:02.552-05:00Assertiveness, the Middle Path Between Aggression and Passivity
My father told me this story.
People in India complained to the guru that the snake had been frightening them
by blocking their pathway to the market with its slithering, hissing and biting
if it gets close enough. The guru talked to the snake telling it to cool
down and not frighten the people needlessly. The Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198825435273395495.post-54437442444744672162010-04-04T22:23:00.005-04:002010-11-02T11:30:17.612-04:00Siete Pasos para ser mas Feliz (Seven Steps in order to be more Happy)
How to be more Happy.
I
read my first non-fiction book in Spanish by Dra. Isabel, entitled, “Los siete pasos para ser mas feliz,” “Seven Steps in order to be more
Happy.” My message this morning is
a brief summary of the important points from this book and my own thoughts on
the subject of Straight Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10349575808166111789noreply@blogger.com0