Photo Credit: Chris Charles, Unsplash “It is the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference.” Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was often in our classrooms and assemblies in the schools I worked with across the world. Not in person, but with her voice and her resolve to make the difference. Her “little thing” … Continue reading Will you be the hummingbird?
Author: pangoy
Where do we shine the light?
Photo: author's image of January 2025 At the end of this first month of 2025, I was overwhelmed by sadness, not by the inauguration of a president, that was a given, but by how this event in the USA, took the news in a direction away from all that needs to have focus. Where the … Continue reading Where do we shine the light?
When are we bold?
Image credit: Ela Bichler Muñoz When we look back on the year; our remunerated work, the gardening we planned, the holidays we intended, the book project we said we would complete, the course we were going to sign up for, the endless list of goals, we often filter out the good bits, the aha moments, … Continue reading When are we bold?
Who are you there for?
Source: Photograph of a card sent by the author’s mother in 2001 I’ve never been a fan of November. Too many unremembered, forgotten or never acknowledged moments. Then, in the northern hemisphere, the longer nights give way to seemingly longer days further south. Even when I would rather not believe in the arbitrariness of the … Continue reading Who are you there for?
How can we dance with the minds of others?
Author’s image: 20 October, 07:52 am, Luxembourg Sometimes the whole world seems to stop. You try and catch your breath. You breathe in deeply, but find it hard. The air is stuck, motionless. As you try to blow it out or take another in, there is hope that there will be a shift, some movement … Continue reading How can we dance with the minds of others?
What bridges can we build, together?
Photo credit – the author: A bridge, one of many, on campus at Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA It all began in conversation with a graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba, United World College of Southern Africa, who talked with me about his experiences through school to his acceptance of a fully paid scholarship to study at a university … Continue reading What bridges can we build, together?
What reading fills your soul, your heart and your belly?
Emails, notes, academic reading texts, memorandums from various Ministries of Education, teacher appraisals, job descriptions, CVs, strategic plans, school accreditation documents, the odd poem from my desk, a light novel, the occasional can’t-be-put-down paperback, photography – gardening – recipes – interior decoration – art catalogues were the bread and butter of much of my reading … Continue reading What reading fills your soul, your heart and your belly?
What are you going to do in this in-between space?
Photo credit: Author - December 2023 The space between being born and dying. That time in between when we have the opportunity to do something that is respectful of self and others. Toni Morrison reminds us that; “We are already born. We are going to die. So, you have to do something interesting, that you … Continue reading What are you going to do in this in-between space?
Who will you write to, today?
Author’s letters to her mother (Ela Muñoz collage) How long ago is it since you wrote or received a hand-written letter? One that was sealed in an envelope, or written on an aerogramme, taken to the post office for stamps and finally dropped through the box? I recently came across a bunch of letters I … Continue reading Who will you write to, today?
Outrage at sunrise
Credit: author’s photograph taken at 6:20am, 11 May 2024 How can I write about all that matters to me, personally, without the outrage that most of us feel as we look on at this fractured world where so little has changed in 500 years in man's inhumanity for others, unlike himself. Was there outrage as … Continue reading Outrage at sunrise
Patricia Angoy 