Posts by Wayne
Pleas and Thank Yous
After my morning ritual of journaling the cobwebs from my head, stretching the cricks from my joints, then feeding my body tea, fruit and grain, I felt jaunty, ready to go. As I passed my desk, I noticed a text from an inner circle friend sharing that a mutual friend had suddenly passed away. Instinctively,…
Read MoreClient Success: Educator Jessie Hayden
Jessie Hayden’s classroom can get loud. Very loud. Her teaching style doesn’t require students to sit up straight, face the board and remain quiet. Relaxed and approachable, she doesn’t mind if students put their feet up and chill. In Jessie’s English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom at Georgia Perimeter College, every student brings his/her…
Read MoreSecond Nature
Rivaling the crisp new leaves flapping in the spring breeze, their noisy excuses were abundant. “Revisions take so long and winter was so short, and that’s my best time to write.” “I can’t focus on writing with a stuffy head. The pollen was the worst!“ “All that rain made me blue. . .” “And now…
Read MoreCrash! No Burn…
For the first time in this modern technological age, my computer cracked up. No ‘black screen of death.’ No smoke spiraled from the keyboard as ominous pipe organ music played. No oozing blood like the stairs in “The Amityville Horror.” Simply refusing to boot up was dramatic enough. However, after several failed attempts and forced…
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