by Dawn | Jun 18, 2013 | self-improvement
I’m giving an exam. There’s a lot of human suffering–the kind that makes a kid have to go to the bathroom. One girl left to accomplish this task. “Miss, there’s a bird.” “Someone gave you the bird?” This is urban...
by Dawn | Jun 16, 2013 | self-improvement, Teaching
“You seriously think stuff like this should be ignored? I understand that hatred like this will never go extinct, but should it be allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged?” We were discussing hatred and discrimination–hateful comments on a...
by Dawn | Jun 11, 2013 | self-improvement
Every creative person has demons. Not just one, mind you. Usually a personal assistant or two with horns and a trident poking him in the keister. It took me a while to notice, but it’s true. I had to travel way outside the ordinary into the depths of the...
by Dawn | Jun 5, 2013 | self-improvement, Uncategorized
It’s been a busy year. I got a message from my friend, Andy–a story. Sometimes someone sends you a story that is just the right message at the right time. This is one of those stories. A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to...
by Dawn | May 19, 2013 | gardening, self-improvement, simplicity, Zen
I grew up in the 80’s when the entire world watched nuclear disaster movies and made lists of the things that would survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Most people said cockroaches would survive. I know something even more indestructible. Mint. Mint can survive...
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...
