handwritten on March 8, 2020
4 miles: Today was International Women's Day
A perfect day to go on a run and soak in every bit of sunshine one could possibly imagine.
It was a celebration of life and freedom to think, to work, to hold oneself up, to remain strong and fierce and brave and full of dreams!
A happy and freeing day to all of those women out there who are working full time and raising children, who have spread their wings to do better, be better, sprinkle seeds of light and life and intelligence and ambition and passion in one another and onto others.
Every day is a beautiful day to love who you are, remain grateful and spread happiness and joy wherever you may be in your journey to just "be."
handwritten on March 7, 2020
My students voted on their 12th donut they received last week and their wish was the following: An indoor recess where they could create with boxes. So..the past few indoor recess students have been thinking "out of the box" (no pun intended.) And I must say- all you need is a box and a little imagination to lead to a world of fun. The intricate houses they have made complete with bunk beds and dining room tables have been such a reminder to me that encouraging creative thinking and building and playing is at the forefront of creating successful future citizens.
I actually walked up to one group of builders within my classroom and they each told me their specific chosen "role" in inventing...
handwritten on March 6, 2020
My students voted on their 12th donut they received last week and their wish was the following: An indoor recess where they could create with boxes. So..the past few indoor recess students have been thinking "out of the box" (no pun intended.) And I must say- all you need is a box and a little imagination to lead to a world of fun. The intricate houses they have made complete with bunk beds and dining room tables have been such a reminder to me that encouraging creative thinking and building and playing is at the forefront of creating successful future citizens.
I actually walked up to one group of builders within my classroom and they each told me their specific chosen "role" in inventing...
handwritten on March 5, 2020
Thursday was a beautiful day for many reasons. I think, as always, I realized the importance of having healing conversations with those I tutor and my flute students. We talked, we laughed, we discussed worries and transformations. And in the evening until 8:14 I was feeling pretty good until I noticed the driver of the van who takes our students back to the church talking pretty frantically underneath a blanket of helicopters flying across the sky outside.
When it was time to clean up, the students were all ordered to stay inside and the words "shooting" and "close by" were all too close to home. And I looked at a mom who had to be about my age with four children and a small baby,...
handwritten on March 4, 2020
3 miles: It doesn't matter when your dedicated "pick me up" day is, but it must be there. Every indiviual need a dedicated day of rest, something different than the norm, something relaxing, something that requires you to put your feet up and curl under a blanket and read a book for once that does not pertain to your career. Something that allows your mind to drift without feeling down or guilty or full of melancholy because you are indeed taking a break. So when you come to that fork in the road on the day where your break is designated wondering if you should take one...remind yourself that
1. Sometimes too much of one thing is never good
2. Laziness is not birthed from merely one day of...
