by Dawn | Mar 10, 2014 | self-improvement, Zen
I wake. Something’s not right. I’m annoyed with the world. I always wake happy. My glass replenishes. It should be at least half-full. It was the kind of dream where the world doesn’t work–not a nightmare, the type where nothing is as it should...
by Dawn | Feb 24, 2014 | family, self-improvement
Declan is fighting me. I’m supposed to be the bad guy from a show he loves. He has it choreographed to the last detail. “Side kick me, Mommy.” That’s something you don’t hear a six-year old say often. I aim for the stomach....
by Dawn | Feb 18, 2014 | self-improvement
I want to have coffee with a friend. We struggle to squeeze it in. “How about two Fridays from now?” Why can’t we get our calendars to stop fighting so we can drink coffee? Eventually, one calendar wins. Coffee arrives. What starts as coffee with a...
by Dawn | Jan 27, 2014 | self-improvement
“You box?” asked my friend. “Boxing” is a specific art. I can’t say I box. Do I own boxing gear? Full contact safety stuff with a gag reflex mouthpiece, “get bashed in the head” Olympic headgear, and 14-ounce gloves because I...
by Dawn | Jan 21, 2014 | self-improvement, sustainability
I was at a large store. I don’t often go if I can avoid it. So many boxes, and bags, all that extra wasted packaging. I prefer to go to the farm and get a carrot. But there are some things the farm doesn’t have, like King Arthur Bread Flour and vegan...
by Dawn | Nov 26, 2013 | self-improvement
“What is it that gets you out of bed in the morning and exercising?” “How do you write every day?” “Why do you teach even though the climate is so bad for teachers?” These are three questions that crossed my feed this week. On the...
