by DawnMcGrath | Apr 13, 2020 | Reaching to Run
Transferring life’s lessons to the writing submission process I avoid risk.I have low self-efficacy.I settle for the expected far too often.And I am a writer. Steep rejection rates are unavoidable and unremarkable for even the most polished writers. A quick search...
by DawnMcGrath | Oct 13, 2019 | Trapped in an Air Pocket
Trapped in an air pocket, coherence afloat in toxicity. Tolerate. Expand, don’t burst. Fragile but fertile. Seeds of doubt grow fears like towering redwood. Fly or float. Hover between ascents to oxygen debt and drops to pressurized depths. Evade jagged edges,...
by DawnMcGrath | Oct 11, 2019 | Coach's Corner
I recently listened to a talk where the speaker addressed goal setting and why we tend to fail. She suggested that in setting a goal, you think about the timeline and then put yourself at the finish line. Next, imagine your life in reverse, tracing a path from this...
by DawnMcGrath | Jul 1, 2019 | Trapped in an Air Pocket
I woke later than usual due to a round with physical pain in the early morning hours. Since childhood, I have experienced random waves of excruciating cramps lasting anywhere from five minutes to an hour. While it was likely not my first experience, in my first memory...
by DawnMcGrath | Jun 27, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
This morning marked another turning point in my recovery. It was my first taste of running with pace changes since my injury. I had been nervous about this run since last Sunday when I received and read my plan for this week. My eyes caught the expectations, and my...
