(my daily blog)
I remember William Wordsworth’s famous line in the 1800 Preface to the Lyrical Ballads that “poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes
Today I learn from my cycling friend about the Sag Wagon. She claims that on her next 100 mile bike ride, I can drive the
My daughter tells me that she’s having trouble “exporting imagination.” It’s a strange verb to use. I imagine the country of her incredible brain needing
Today I attended my first Eagle Scout Court of Honor for the son of some dear friends of ours. I cried at several points as
So many students ask me about writer’s block and how I write so much every day. When I tell them that I rarely struggle with
A student I just met–we were strangers on Monday–asks if she can photograph me for her class “Stranger Project.” “Sure,” I say. Why Not? She
Last night, I read Gretchen Rubin’s “Habits Manifesto,” and one of her statements made me so excited. She says, “We should make sure the things
I’ve been examining the psalms in scripture, and I find myself intrigued that King David, in his last recorded words in 2 Samuel 23, was
Today in a professional development seminar, I learned about the importance of fostering within students a “growth mindset.” Carol Dweck, who bases her findings on
Today I meet another class of students for an advanced writing course. I write that sentence like it’s an ordinary thing, a casual blip in