Einstein 18: You, The Great Teacher
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein The one time I met Great Aunt Hattie [she married my grandfather’s brother Jesse], that big woman with her sunshine brightness taught me about generous spirits. When my dad refused her money and wouldn’t buy my sister and I small fruit pies, she scoffed affectionately and told him to go on down to the corner store and get her little grand nieces those treats. Yeah!! My mother’s older sister Irene loved to throw Saturday night Pokeno parties with rich treats she shared from homes where she worked in wealthier neighborhoods. Hospitality!! Funny, the things children remember. I’m so glad to have been educated by ladies who awakened joy in special kinds of creative expression and knowledge of big-hearted spirits. After all, we’re all teachers, all the time. Shop “Raindrops,” this week’s Featured Art Featured Video ***** Sunday, May 23rd is World Turtle Day, a special time to protect turtles, tortoises and their homes. Did you know that while all tortoises are turtles, not all turtles are tortoises. Although both animals are encased in bony shells and lay eggs, a few big differences include: Tortoises cannot swim. Their heavy, dome-shaped shells would sink them. Turtles are water animals with lighter, more aerodynamic shells. Tortoises have stubby, elephant-like legs. Turtle legs are webbed and can even be flippers, all designed for swimming. Surprising facts about turtles
Special Short Videos: Coco Chanel and Surfing Big Waves
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, “What about lunch?” A.A. Milne From time to time, Succeed and Soar offers two special and very short videos, chosen to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. Video #1: Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born in a poorhouse hospice. Her mother was a laundrywoman. Her father was an itinerant street vendor. At eleven, she was sent to an orphanage founded to care for “the poor and rejected.” There, she learned to sew. In time, Gabrielle became the world-renowned fashion designer who created the first, self-named perfume, Chanel No. 5. Along the way, Gabrielle changed her name to Coco. Life also taught her some valuable lessons, like: The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive. If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing. Click on her picture to see more. Video #2: Surfing is an ancient, Polynesian way of life that was also used to choose leaders. This short video presents those who’ve achieved the skill, self mastery and courage to surf the giant waves. Thrilling. I hope you enjoy. Write me. Let me know what inspired and uplifted you. Succeed and Soar! Sandra Gould Ford Presenting art to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thing and inspire. Six minutes of no-nonsense, brass tacks, nourishing wisdom. Click on Image or view here: https://youtu.be/3SpINz4gTJs Surfing the Biggest Waves These four minutes repeat from Succeed and Soar’s Einstein Series #18 “You, The Great Teacher.” Click on image or here to view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjVDG6Scy4U Weekender Totes Succeed and Soar‘s art is now on chic, 24″x16″ tote bags of soft spun polyester fabric. Sturdy with double-stitched seams and one-inch thick, white cotton handles. Shop All Weekender Tote Bags here. Thanks for your support! Sandra Gould Ford