by Wendy Gough Soroka | May 28, 2016 | Children, Musings, people with disabilities
Today I’m going to tell you about my brother. I don’t often bring up my bro because it starts a longer conversation that is often off-topic to whatever point I’m trying to make at the time. And some days, I’m just not interested in having that particular conversation....
by Wendy Gough Soroka | Feb 9, 2014 | Children, Martial Arts, Musings
Winning feels amazing. Speaking as someone who doesn’t win often, winning makes me want to do my happy dance and shout from the rooftops. American culture loves winners; we have no patience for second place. But there are all kinds of ‘wins’ in life that go...
by Wendy Gough Soroka | Aug 25, 2013 | Children, Martial Arts, Musings
We are all liars. Every single one of us. Fibbers. Fakers. Phonies. Frauds. Pretenders. Deceivers. We tell lies to children. Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy — that’s just the beginning. Later we get creative. My aunt Sylvia told my eight-year-old...
