All Shall Be Well and All Manner of Thing Shall Be Well

Posted on April 9, 2009 in General,Philosophy by InnerEd  Tagged , , , , , ,

The title of this post comes from Julian Norwich, a Chaucer-era anchoress.  It is also a refrain of my favorite poem from T. S. Eliot’s The Four Quartets.  It is a reminder to me that sometimes even the worst of situations can emerge with a silver edge.  I tell it to myself, but I must [...]

Working with School Violence

Posted on March 14, 2009 in General,Philosophy by InnerEd  Tagged , , , , , ,

It was odd to see this coming out of Germany and realize that school violence is not just my daily battlefield.  Reports are that three teachers died trying to save students from this boy run amok. I was a junior in high school when Columbine occurred.  That shocked me something awful.  Now, I’ve seen lots [...]