New Blog: Life is the Journey

This week was graduation for several students I have worked with over the years.  The ceremony is always bittersweet as often I will not hear from the students again.  After all, I am not the flashy, fun teacher.  I am a firm but kind teacher who insists on learning.  Nonetheless I am always glad when they graduate as it means we (teachers) have done the job in front of us.  We have been the hand holder, the encourager, the supporter, the arbitrator  and at times the butt kicker.  We have tried to give them the tools they need to meet for the journey called life.  

More and more I believe Life is the journey we take.  A long time ago, a professor made us read Report to Greco by Nickos Kazantzakis. The book is a fictionalized account of Greek philosopher and writer Nikos Kazantzakis’s own life.  The main character takes many diversions and side trips while on a trip to Greco and really shares the emotional, spiritual and philosophical journey of a life. As I grow older, I realize our journey might be full of purpose, but it is the small interactions, the diversions and sidetrips that form our life. 

This week two of the books I reviewed were about a person’s journey and how they move forward through difficulties.  The resilience of people is another way to look at the journey.  The Wedding People and The Novel Murder have a main female character trying to find their way after too many trials that have knocked them down.  What I loved was the strength they were able to find and cling to.  

Elise sent in a review of J. A. Jance book called Overkill that includes information from AI and cybersecurity.  She also interviewed Amanda Flowers this week with two of her new books I Died for Beauty and  Not They Who Soar. 

Books as part of a journey…  Find the time to read this week.