by Dawn | Feb 1, 2015 | sports
There seems to be a football game tonight. I live in New England. People are building snow Patriots, commissioning expensive professional “Go Patriots” signs for their businesses, and wearing multiple layers of overpriced football gear. “If we win...
by Dawn | Apr 28, 2014 | family, sports
I’m not a good mom. I don’t know that sign ups for stuff are seven calendar years before the stuff actually happens. I operate like this: I smell mud on the ground–I think about baseball season. The chill is still slightly in the air, but my...
by Dawn | May 13, 2013 | gratitude, leadership, motivation, nature, self-improvement, simplicity, sports, wellness, Zen
Haven’t run in a while–it seemed like a great day to get back. 80 degrees in Rhode Island. Sun. When I got home from work, the world was happy and everyone doing his thing–the perfect time for sneaking off for a pre-grilling workout. But…the...
by Dawn | Mar 28, 2013 | education reform, family, leadership, parenting, satire, self-improvement, social justice, sports, Teaching, wellness
“Quick, come here,” my husband said. I thought there was an emergency. “They’re banning dodgeball.” “That’s not new,” I replied. “A school in Massachusetts did it last year or the year before. ‘Hurts...
by Dawn | Feb 28, 2013 | leadership, martial arts, motivation, self-improvement, simplicity, spirituality, sports, wellness, Zen
When you pray for patience bad things happen. Never pray for patience. Bad things happen when you do. Bad things do not happen because you are praying for patience, they happen because if you want patience, you need to practice patience. You can only practice...
by Dawn | Feb 11, 2013 | gratitude, simplicity, spirituality, sports, wellness, Yoga
I’m tying myself in knots again. It’s fun. After my yoga retreat, I tried to practice yoga daily, then lost focus–I forgot the moves. So, I started watching yoga videos. I started with Claudia’s video. Claudia gives such good instructions for...
