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This writing practice is part of how I stay connected—to children, to my work, and to the kind of person I’m still learning to become. The writings here are more “thinking out loud” and explore the Dhamma, education, contemplative practice, deep listening, and the often quiet, messy work of transformation. I’m grateful to share this journey with anyone reading.
Parenting and teaching have been my clearest mirrors. They reveal where I move from habit, where I tighten, and where there’s space to grow. They are not separate from spiritual practice. They are relational Dhamma: the path lived moment by moment, in real relationships.
I’m not a polished writer—not even close. But I love writing. This love has deepened as I’ve navigated neurological changes that affect language and clarity. I’ve shared more about this experience here.
To the young people who shared their lives with me (many now grown), and the families who became our tribe: I offer this as a gift of my heart and presence, and as a reflection of the love in every moment we spent together.
Thank you for allowing me to walk alongside you. For inviting me to witness a part of your life. We saw each other.
I saw you.
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A study reflection on sabbaññū and tevijja — examining what the Buddha actually claimed about omniscience, what he explicitly denied, and how the Pali texts handle the distinction.
Exploring how children learn to exclude and label others as "one of those," and how educational systems suppress natural curiosity, movement, and diverse ways of learning.
Discover why "I'm bored!" is actually good news. This science-backed guide reveals how unstimulated time boosts preschoolers' creativity, brain development, and emotional resilience.
Children worked with clay as a bird gathered pine needles outside. Nests, worms, houses, and burrows emerged—gestures of shelter, repetition, and persistence carried in material.
The Buddha likened life’s pains to a first arrow. The second — the extra hurt we create in the mind — can be set down.
The Four Noble Truths move from recognizing life’s unease, to seeing its cause, to the possibility of release, and the Noble Eightfold Path that leads there.
A reflection on Maylie Scott’s teaching that “nothing is out of place,” exploring how loneliness can be met with mindful presence and compassion.
A simple forest school lesson on bird alarms became a doorway into presence, perception, and pressure—spanning science, parenting, deep nature connection, and contemplative awareness.
When attention softens, the forest responds. Birds, breath, and baseline become a mirror—not of self, but of tone, pressure, and the wake of thought.
A tribute to Bev Bos and the living legacy of Roseville Preschool—celebrating trust, play, presence, and the radical act of letting children tumble freely into becoming.
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