Tag: growth

• Me, My Thoughts, and That Morning Cup of Joe

  Dec 15

  As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate the morning quite a whole lot more. Not the dramatic, cinematic kind—the kind you see in a travel magazine with the sunlight… more ›

• Being me…

  Oct 23

  The hardest thing about being me is forgetting how hard it is to be me. I wake, I move, I mend the cracks and call it progress. I joke, I… more ›

• Sleeping In: A Universal Law

  Sep 8

  Sleeping in is not a character flaw. It’s not laziness. It’s not poor planning. It is a cosmic law, etched into the fabric of existence—right up there with gravity and… more ›

• Year 26

  Jul 31

  25 years as an educator—and at least a dozen more before that coaching, mentoring, running camps, leading arts programs, and engaging in general kid-centered monkey business (some of which may… more ›

• To Teach (and Learn) Is to Be in a Constant State of Reconnaissance

  Jul 5

  To teach—and to learn—is to be in a constant state of reconnaissance.It’s a phrase that’s been echoing in my mind lately. At first glance, it might sound a bit tactical,… more ›

• The Crossroads

  Jun 13

  There comes a time in every person’s life when they stand at a crossroads — a moment that demands not just any decision, but the decision. One that will alter… more ›