Editor's notebook
DISCUSSION: What Inspires You?
It may be a photo, a song, or a poem that has become your muse. Give your inspiration away and you might find that it comes back to you in spades.
Have you ever heard something so moving that you kept remembering it days, weeks and months later? I felt moved when I heard Throw Yourself Like Seed, a poem written by Miguel De Unamuno. I don't know much about the poet, but I've been thinking about this poem off and on for about six months... well actually four words of the poem -- "turn to the work." Nancy Gibson, one of my kid's teachers at Case High School, read this poem to her Conflict Resolution Crew on a beautiful fall morning where I saw those rowdy teenagers lead their peers in team building exercises. This was their work and these were the words that inspired them. I've written about my kid and this group quite a bit. So I really don't want to dwell on that. I'd prefer to focus…
mau
3:13 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012
Success. When I succeed it inspires me to go forward or try something new. I will always remember what my son learned in pre-school. "Think I can, think I can, think I can". more ›