“Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night; God said Let Newton be! and all was light.” Alexander Pope (1688–1744), British satirical poet. Epitaph Intended for Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey (1730). During Galileo’s childhood, the most widely accepted belief about the mechanism to explain planetary motion was that planets rode on an eternally unchanging solid crystalline sphere. However, a [...]
Well, it’s home stretch again for the Spring 2012 semester at UCF. Unfortunately, when school gets busy, my blog must be pushed to the back burner. In the meantime, I’m always tucking away little notes, photos, emails, or links for future blogs. I chuckle to myself when I read blog-help articles that address this particular [...]
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Hellen Keller A handful of stories from blog readers that demonstrate how one person connects with, encourages, or demonstrates love in a practical way to another: [...]
This is a poem I wrote about what Storytelling Workshops with people who have Alzheimer’s and dementia are like, but it can be interpreted differently as well. Feel free to share your own interpretation of the poem in the comment section. (There are two pages, so be sure to scroll down all the way.)
Just a quick little video blog today… The video is called, “Thank God for Brother Micah.” If you would like to view other videos, click the Videos link at the top of this page, or visit my YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/AliceSpicer. I also want to remind anyone who [...]
