These Words Make Me Happy

FERNWEH (noun-German): a craving for travel; being homesick for a place you've never been.

MERAKI (verb-Greek): to do something with soul, creativity, or love; to put something of yourself into your work.

Enjoy more here: http://imgur.com/gallery/8Fy0D

Pay Attention

Today on Facebook, author Anne Lamott cited a great passage on the connection between literature and paying attention from Frederick Buechner's Whistling in the Dark:

"From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention.  Pay attention to the frog.  Pay attention to the west wind.  Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the old man on the train.  In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein and thereby learn at last to pay attention to yourself and all that dwells within."

"Prove them wrong."

This video focuses on how we can overcome our disabilities by using our abilities.


Link:There's no dishonor in having a disability

"Where is home?"

Glorious TED talk by Pico Iyer called "Where is home?"

 
http://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_where_is_home.html?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2013-07-17

Stepping Stone School of Horsemanship

My family toured the Stepping Stone School of Horsemanship in Franksville, WI, yesterday to check out opportunities for service-learning for my Writing Lab students and for my husband's fifth graders this school year.  The farm offers equine therapy, riding lessons, and team-building activities.  For those of you who live in the Milwaukee area, Stepping Stone director Lia Sader would be happy to share more information with you about this great place for both horses and people! http://www.steppingstonefarms.org/ssf/index.php