by Dawn | Jun 3, 2014 | parenting, self-improvement, spirituality, Zen
“Mommy, can you massage my back?” I do. “Can you massage my feet?” I do. It’s right before bed. I’m trying to get my little boy to stop jumping like a pogo stick. The sheets have long come off and I’m not putting them back on....
by Dawn | May 28, 2014 | Teaching, Zen
The sound of the fishtank makes me have to go to the bathroom. Other than that, the classroom is silent. I shift in my seat because I feel like something’s wrong. No. It really is quiet. Classrooms are never quiet. I pause. I look around. I take a sip of my...
by Dawn | May 5, 2014 | education reform, Zen
I wrote the following piece for ConversationEd. You can see it posted there today. If you’re in the ed crowd, please take a minute to pop over there. Editor and creator Kathleen Jasper is starting the tough conversations. “Education is broken. We’re...
by Dawn | Apr 13, 2014 | parenting, spirituality, Uncategorized, Zen
There are moments when a mother looks at her child and thinks, “I messed up here.” The subject of God is one of them. God has always been quite good to me. I grew up in a community where everyone truly lived out the meaning of that word. No person suffered...
by Dawn | Apr 7, 2014 | self-improvement, Zen
I look through pictures as I get ready to write. Coffee. Check. More coffee. Ready. Silence. For the moment. All things are in place. I pause a moment. I savor art running through my feed while my thoughts get ready to wake up. Sarah turns casual happenstance into...
by Dawn | Mar 29, 2014 | self-improvement, Zen
I look at the pile. Dwindling. I have one more day. I’m obsessing. Must…get…more…wood. My husband said, “Let it burn out. It’s the end of March.” That’s not how I roll. Years in restaurants—I stock and rotate. Years in teaching—I plan weeks ahead. I’ll be out of wood...
