One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
Socrates

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So much of the journey forward involves a letting go of all that once brought us life. We turn away from the familiar abiding places of the heart, the false selves we have lived out, the strengths we have used to make a place for ourselves and all our false loves, and we venture forth in our hearts to trace the steps of the One who said, “Follow me ( Read more... )

It seems that an important part of maturity is conceding that some things can never be made right and there will always be people that won't like you. The Israeli's and Palestinians will never get along, you can't rehabilitate felons, some mistakes can't be erased, closure is a near impossible concept to grasp, life will never be perfect, you will ( Read more... )

Last night we had a game and I pitched to the kids cause the head coach wasn't able to make it. I beaned two out of the first three batters in the last inning. The second responded by smacking a line drive that almost hit me in the head. I suppose thats called karma. There's something really awkward about beaning an 8 year old in coach pitch... ( Read more... )

There are a few things in my e-mail inbox right now: 1. An e-mail informing me that I've been accepted into ASU's master degree program for secondary ed starting next fall and 2. Several offers to teach english in South Korea next fall from programs that I applied for ( Read more... )

Not only does this increasingly seem like a good idea but I think its kinda funny the way they describe this as a "guaranteed job" and consider "not having to move back home with mom and dad" as a great reason to do it.http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/edu/1090668560.

I've been doing some soul searching and self-discovery as of late after discovering a book called "Stuff White People Like". If you haven't heard of it there is also a corresponding website by the same name that essentially has all the same material. It is amazing although it should be explained that when the author talks about "white people", what ( Read more... )

I applied for the masters degree program at ASU for secondary ed ( Read more... )