Good Sports

The beginning of the storm on Friday evening in the deep woods.

Author’s Note: A short one this week — because sometimes simplicity is the clearest path to being heard.

On Thursday, two young women showed us exactly what it means to be a genuine good sport — bringing joy, authenticity, kindness, and warm generosity into the fiercely competitive world of figure skating for all of us to witness. It shouldn't feel remarkable. Yet somehow, it does.

How we win and lose — how we carry ourselves when outcomes disappoint us — reveals everything about who we are. There is nothing quite as uncomfortable to witness as a sore loser, unless it's a sore winner. In a culture that glorifies cutthroat competition even in everyday life, treats winning as the only currency, and crowns ruthlessness as strength, simple decency has become a quiet act of rebellion.

It doesn't have to be this way. What if kindness, generosity, and the courage to be wholly yourself weren't the exception — but the expectation? Thank you, Alysa and Amber, for leading the way. 

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DRC News

​The DRC Crew was on midwinter break this past week. We will be back to our adventures on Monday.

​Yes, Mr. Digby Doo missed his Peeps!

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The Pop-ups Peeps met at the Massena Library on Thursday and had an insightful discussion about the US Constitution. They will meet at the Massena Library again on the 26th. ​

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Exciting News: I am facilitating a SOAR class this spring semester! 

If you are a senior and have wondered what Deep Root Center is all about, or want to learn more about the self-directed learning philosophy, check it out. 

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