On this post, I would like to express my gratitude to teachers. As Lama Marut says in this video, "everything of value that we have learned has been taught to us by someone else". Yes, our parents, friends and even enemies have taught us things, but I'm speaking now of those people who taught us in school or on the playing field.

For me this is a long list and in no particular order;

• History teachers - my favorite course in high school
• Science teachers - this includes physics, chemistry, and the electrical engineering course that were required for my Electrical Engineering degree 
• Math teachers - I enjoyed differential equations when essentially the professor said that differential equations are essentially unsolvable, so you just try things until something works. 
• English teachers - Going line-by-line through King Lear in High School was my first taste of getting down to the details.
• Russian language teachers - I had two that I remember very fondly, including an almost blind Mr. Hughes in high school
• I remember taking a home economics course in elementary school where I had fun learning how to measure ingredients and other things - that was fun.
• I learned how to speed read in elementary school from a special teacher
• My piano teacher in Italy Mrs. Fusco
• I had ballet teachers, soccer coaches, baseball coaches, wrestling coaches - thanks!
• I learned how to scuba dive from a young teacher ... less then half my age.
• I've learned how to take underwater photography from a number of teachers. 
• I've listened to many podcasts done by teachers, especially recently one on a course on astronomy, another one on genetics, another on philosophy
• I'm learning yoga now from a wonderful teacher. 

To all my teachers, I express my gratitude. THANKS!

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Quote of the day - The storms of my life are essential to my growth. Take Time to reflect upon how you have grown from the challenges you have overcome.