by Dawn | Feb 12, 2013 | education reform, food, gratitude, politics, simplicity, social justice, spirituality, Teaching
I was running the other day—disobeying myself since I’m taking a short hiatus from running, but I promised myself “just a quick mile.” Of course it’s never quick or a mile. Somewhere around mile five a song kicked in. Not even sure how it made my...
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...
by Dawn | Feb 5, 2013 | education reform, gratitude, nature, simplicity, spirituality, Teaching
It’s 4AM. The middle of the night for some, and I have just been presented with a question about the vastness of the universe for further consideration. These are the moments when dialogue sparks up in the stillness of the night when no five-year old intuitively...
by Dawn | Feb 1, 2013 | gratitude, martial arts, Rhode Island, simplicity, spirituality, Teaching
I am a terrible athlete. I studied martial arts for years–I worked and worked to memorize kata and I did a stint in tournaments. I was bored. You can only break stuff and do choreographed routines for so long. I was bored in martial arts, but also...
by Dawn | Jan 30, 2013 | gratitude, spirituality, Teaching, wellness, writing
I have a special shelf dedicated to books written by important people in my life. Some were written by mentors, like Dr. Stan Lemons’ collection and Dr. Brenda Meehan Waters, both among of the best of academics, and others by close friends. They have all...
