by Robin Sparks | Feb 17, 2005 | Blog
Let’s make it a requirement for North American highschool students to study abroad for one year. Education is more than the acquisition of skills – it is exposure to different ways of being and the development of a worldview – a type of learning not...
by Robin Sparks | Feb 17, 2005 | Blog
Five years ago I ended up in San Francisco just 40 miles from where I’d been born. The City By the Bay was to be the nest from which I would take exploratory flights in search of a nifty nest abroad. Oh, but how I dug my talons in, trying with all my might to...
by Robin Sparks | Jan 8, 2005 | Blog
Life is short and we have not too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark way with us. Oh, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind. Henry Frederic Amiel – 1885 (thanks to Rose for this, and welcome back from...
by Robin Sparks | Jan 6, 2005 | Blog
The next door neighbor in my new Noe Valley (SF neighborhood) digs, tapes a different quote in his window every morning. Here is today’s and my favorite: IF YOU WANT A LIFE CHANGE… 1. Do it immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions! OK,...
by Robin Sparks | Dec 22, 2004 | Blog
What a year! The past three months especially have been auspicious. I’ll fill you in in my next journal. Until then I wish you love and serenity wherever you may be. Happy holidays and huge blessings on you all. — RobinSalvador, Brazil
