by Dawn | Feb 1, 2015 | sports
There seems to be a football game tonight. I live in New England. People are building snow Patriots, commissioning expensive professional “Go Patriots” signs for their businesses, and wearing multiple layers of overpriced football gear. “If we win...
by Dawn | Sep 17, 2013 | Teaching
I found the following question on Quora. I had to answer. Why do schools teach history instead of something more practical? When and why did the governments across the world decide to add history as a subject And why does it have to be history instead of some other...
by Dawn | Aug 7, 2013 | family, Zen
We are at the farm. “Mommy,” he says, “I have something to tell you.” “What?” I reply, “And hold my hand before you get squashed by that tractor.” “I know about God now.” I often get in trouble for not...
by Dawn | Jul 17, 2013 | family
“I have some gifts for Declan. Ian doesn’t need them anymore.” There were four things in the back of the car. A scooter, a skateboard, and a pogo stick–three things to make you fall on your face. The fourth thing, a pitchback, will hit you in...
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...
