THE POCKET BLOG

wendybrosen

Apr 13, 2022

Rachel Carson is Very Much in My Thoughts

Every spring I revel in waking up with the birds as they usher in the season of renewal ~ Spring. I wake up with them ~ not only to a new...

Jun 29, 2020

The Epigenetics of a Nation: A Lesson for Healing

Let's face it - our country is in the ER, and we are in critical condition. A DNA test of our history shows the following traits that...

Jun 3, 2020

Consider This

Our survival as a species will ultimately depend on whether our ability to create and invent will be able to remedy the results of our...

Apr 23, 2020

Schools: The Seedbeds of Society

“I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think.” -Socrates Q&A: 1. How can we ensure that we raise lifelong learners in an...

Apr 17, 2020

The Earth Speaks and We Listen, Finally

The Earth has The Talking Stick now. Grabbed it back in an epic, feverish fury And she is not speaking softly, or gently, Or in a...

Apr 6, 2020

Hope for Tomorrow

The night before last I dreamed that I ventured out to places I am not supposed to be, then froze in my tracks when I realized where I...

wendybrosen

Mar 25, 2020

Our Food Chain, Unhinged

Mar 17, 2020

The Lessons Our Children Can Learn from this Pandemic - And Why We All Need to Heed Them

The contrast is stark. In reflecting back on my days in the classroom, I can vividly recall watching the trepidation that coexisted with...

Jul 16, 2019

Sanity for Humanity

[Written at 1:00 A.M. this morning while losing sleep over the state of our world] How's this for a plan: 1. Erase all the lines that...

Jun 14, 2019

Our Stories, Our Selves

That's me, in this book right here - I'm between these covers. And in that book over there...I'm between those covers too. My story is...