exploitation

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It is the first day back to school for millions of families, teachers and students alike. In my nagging dread about going back to work after...

purpose

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"The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." --Carl Jung As I am constantly editing h...

ogham

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As I am getting a VERY uncharacteristically early start on prepping classes to teach in the spring (thanks to the new normal of a little one...

our era of distraction

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This post in one of my teacher support groups made me raise my eyebrows and shake my head in judgmental agreement like a 70-year-old. How in...

Monday blues

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Some days really feel like cannonball days (especially Mondays), and others (generally far fewer) feel like feathers. I wonder if this serve...

gendered readings

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I am so curious about this, how we as adults set up these strange dichotomies, and wonder what steps we can actively take to create a shift.

looking forward: making time for a pause

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Looking forward to a new year with many impending changes, I am excited to keep things a little slower and more deliberate. Start Small. Be ...

debate

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And this is exactly why I so distinctly detest political arguments that intend to tear a person and their viewpoints down. I welcome an oppo...

different types of creativity... future fridays

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Just in case you are also feeling like you are not sure what you are contributing to a dumpster fire of our current American climate, time i...

thinking about school for all

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An excellent reminder on the eve of a very difficult school year ahead, shared by a recently tenured professor at one of the country's l...

if 2020 were an avocado

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In thinking about a different career and my longstanding problems with my current career, this quote punched me in the gut.  “Ask yourself h...

race in america

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This explains some of the elements of the protests that are both confusing and so sad: the harm of the "but all lives matter retort,...

tabula rasa

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A fresh new year--one of my favorite times of year, replete with new possibilities of getting my life under better control, learning ho...

2nd advent: good things that grow by acceptance as the ideal place

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I have been struggling with a general dissatisfaction with my daily life routines, which explains my recent radio silence. I don't have ...

how (not) to grow old... future fridays

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“The best way to overcome it [the fear of death]—so at least it seems to me—is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal,...

what do you stay alive for?

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Yes, yes, yes. via { swiss miss }

building connections

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The loaded “how are you?” question: a lot of us hate it. Some of us struggle with answering it. “How are you?” Is a question that we say o...

it's words and spaces for words

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After this sad week about yet more gun violence, and being so sad about this terrible cycle, I never know what to say other than expressi...

gently and gracefully... future fridays

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Uff, that gently letting go part is tough... Three Things Matter “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently y...

what a rally... future fridays

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Getting through May and the end of the school year and all of my responsibilities felt just about like this. What is it about our work th...