We shouldn’t need a designated day to remind us to celebrate epiphanic gifts, however, January 6 can be a good annual reminder. January 6 is the day reserved by some Christians to celebrate the arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem. However, for all people, epiphanies are those “Little Prince moments†when we realize that “what … [Read more…]
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” – Meister Eckhart “And even as each one of you stands alone in God’s knowledge, so must each one of you be alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth.â€- Kahlil Gibran … [Read more…]
On only two of the 20 Biodesign Classes that got to sleep on top of Yosemite’s famous Half Dome, rock climbers “topped out†the same afternoon we were there. Our students were fascinated by the climbers and went over to the edge to welcome them. I was about 100 yards away, busy with other tasks, … [Read more…]
Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Chap. 9, “Gratefulness.†“Students had shown and taught me things that were simply impossible for me to discover on my own.†For many years I had a cartoon on the bulletin board in the front of the biology room. A herd of elephants were milling around in a … [Read more…]
Young’s book relates how a group of disconnected souls connected and discovered the real meaning of life in a high school class called Biodesign. [Wilmington, NC June 3, 2014] Author Lowell Harrison Young appeared on The Author Show recently to discuss his latest release, ‘Biodesign Out For A Walk’. A biology class does not normally … [Read more…]