Ashley Wolff

“The Way It Is

There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.

~ William Stafford ~”
― William Stafford

“I didn't realize that many people, who may be good people, feel that working in schools is just a job and not a holy mission.”
― Rafe Esquith, There Are No Shortcuts

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James