My Thoughts

Dreams journaled 02-15-04 I recall so vividly my dream last nite. I've been reading this tiny lil' book Dream Workshop, and this morning, my dream stays frozen, clear in my mind's eye. In a town of absurd contrasts, I try to leave, but all the directions given me are dead ends, converging at some unknown place where those contrasts exist. A city park where giraffs roam freely, a bright modern downtown surrounding a crumbling, decaying courthouse...........I find myself buying a pack of gum and gas at a station/cafe. I am waiting for my credit card. As I wait, the attendant disappears, adn line behind me grows longer. Time ticks by so slowly. Hearing the bustle of the cafe, I turn to see well dressed groups interacting. One group of women talks about the antics of children, so I contribute an antecdote from my teaching experience. The whole store stills. In that brief, awkward silence, my attendant returns, virtually shoving my card and receipt at me. As I quickly ca...

So many times I have heard that the best way to learn something is to teach it. I know this is true through my own experiences as a teacher, so I thought I'd take this approach to getting a healthier lifestyle as though I were teaching others how to do it. What I don't want is to sound like an expert or to come off as preachy. Instead, I am truly teaching myself. If I were to teach this class, I would need to develop a lesson plan. So, in a sense, I have. My objectives are: strengthen, maintain, empower. I will do this through studying, hands on applications and periodic assessments. My intro to this lesson would be something inspirational, something practical and simple. I was in the shower and thought about this: The task of attaining a healthier lifestyle all begins with the head. Starting at the top, the brain has to have knowledge (input) to fully comprehend what it is being asked to do. After all, a computer is only as good as its programmer. The part of the bra...