by Dawn | May 10, 2013 | food, nature, satire, simplicity, spirituality, sustainability, wellness, Zen
This is me. Entirely. I never made out with anyone in the produce aisle, but I feel strongly about food. I want to grow and raise what I eat. I want to eat healthy, to avoid packages. I do lots of things that are considered weird. I bake bread–it goes on the...
by Dawn | May 4, 2013 | business, education reform, leadership, organization, self-improvement, spirituality, Teaching, Zen
I’m pulling weeds in the garden and planting new flowers. The garden is full. It’s huge. Truth be told, it could have been a little bigger–I’d have filled it. A million things poke through the soil–some in rows, more in random places...
by Dawn | Apr 22, 2013 | business, family, martial arts, nature, parenting, politics, satire, Teaching, Zen
“Mom!” “What?” “Can I borrow five bucks?” “You’re five. What do you need five bucks for?” “My Junior Bow.” We went to the Bass Pro Shop about a month ago. We passed by the hunting section. I wandered in...
by Dawn | Mar 29, 2013 | family, leadership, self-improvement, simplicity, spirituality, Teaching, Zen
My students often ask me why I left a corporate job with a decent salary and the potential for more–things like bonuses, promotions–for teaching. I tell them, “It was The Voice.” No one ever believes me, but this is a true story–I was...
by Dawn | Mar 27, 2013 | family, gratitude, leadership, motivation, nature, self-improvement, simplicity, social justice, spirituality, Teaching, wellness, Zen
There is a story that runs over and over again in many different forms called “Footprints.” It’s about a person walking in the sand with God. You see the footprints. Two sets of footprints, and then, at times, just one. The person laments to God,...
by Dawn | Mar 16, 2013 | family, gratitude, politics, Rhode Island, satire, self-improvement, spirituality, wellness, Zen
In the blink of an eye, comes a new day. It seems I have just put my head down upon the pillow, swirled some dreams around for a moment, and it’s time to start again. Each day starts like this. Each day ends in the same way…so very quickly. Each holding...
