Make Every Day Count

Make every day count.  Appreciate every moment and take from every event all those truths you can possibly  manage, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk with people you have never talked with before and this time, actually listen.  Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head aloft because you have earned that
right. Instruct yourself to be a great individual and believe in that self, for if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be impossible for others to believe in you. You can make of yourself anything you wish/choose. Create your destiny and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

And most important... if you LOVE someone tell that person for you do
not know what tomorrow may bring.

And learn a lesson in life each day that you live.

Everything Happens for a Reason

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by
employing available good luck.  Illness, injury, love, lost moments of
true greatness and sheer stupidity all happen to test  your soul’s
limits. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like
a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be comfortable
and safe but dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect
your life, your success and mistrials, help to create who you are and who
you become. Even negative events can become learning experiences when we handle them right.

Fact is, they are probably the most important/ poignant ones. If someone
hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have
helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you
open your heart.  If someone loves you, love them back—and make it
unconditional, not only because they love you, but because, in a way, they
are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to the real
world.

Warning: Earl Reum is a Blogger

My name is Steve Spangler and I like to consider myself Earl's grandson. Several years ago I remember telling Earl about this thing called email and how he could stay connected to thousands of people without licking a single stamp. Well, Earl now receives between 150-200 emails every day and he stays connected to hundreds of educators who continue to use his words of wisdom (or Little Leads).

It seems only natural that Earl sets sail for a new adventure into the world of blogging. If you're unfamiliar with with "blogging", just do a Google search on the word "blog" and you'll get about 38 million listings! In simplest terms, a blog is a web-based journal where the author is able to easily post his or her thoughts on a topic and visitors can reply with their own postings. As you can imagine, this kind of idea exchange is the perfect vehicle for educators to share ideas. Earl just might have a few ideas to share with the world!