Author Archives: Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: We humans learn through connecting prior information and new knowledge with other links …provided by other learners …adding their unique perspectives. Simply put… we are all connected under the sun. As a student… I was a pretty good … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Sometimes February can be a trying month for people struggling with all kinds of personal problems… the most difficult… learning to forgive oneself…” We are imperfect, we are flawed, we are human.” When we fail at a relationship, … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Thursday afternoon I was back in the ” blog room” when I heard a knock and the wonderful ” Miss ” Jo” ( Dufford) was coming through the door calling out to me…” Remember now…you were ” Second … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I had an ” Eureka” moment yesterday when I came across a term I had never heard before… the ” End of History Illusion.” It is a phenomenon that explains the unique way humans mistakenly perceive time in … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: How many of us have gotten caught talking to ourselves and been given the ” look” from a friend or stranger… followed by the dreaded question ” Are you talking to yourself?” Most of my generation grew up … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A thought occurred to me yesterday … in my lifetime I have probably distractedly overlooked dozens ( if not hundreds) of small acts of kindness. Why? While teaching and raising children … I moved through a lot of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Sunday night was one of those nights where everything conspired against sleep. I was anxiously waiting to see a weekly television segment that came on at 9:00 one minute… and the next minute it was almost midnight. I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Life is funny how it never turns out as expected… it turns out better! If you have a few moments today to reflect on your life’s ” good, bad, and ugly” please do so… because it is only … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: What is a tour of an island city… without a tour of its oldest churches and even more so… their church yard/ cemetery ghost tales? Today this original Anglican Church,whose congregation dates back to 1712, has had many … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: There was no way we were going to leave Beaufort without going to the Chocolate Tree yesterday-in fact it was the first stop on our last day itinerary… after all Valentines is just around the corner! Plus… there … Continue reading →