What’s the Hurry?

September 17, 2010

Only you can answer that question for yourself. What used to be my rush?  I wanted the result without the uncomfortable growth.  I wanted the weight loss but not the life gain.  I wanted to be a leader right then and there, not two years later, so I could reach out instead of reaching in.  [...]

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The Shortcut or the Scenic Route

September 9, 2010

A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.-Unknown There’s something about me that you should know.  I used to love shortcuts.  Now, if you would have asked me about my shortcutting two years ago, I would have taken great offense.  Why, no one worked harder or was responsible for more.  In some sense, it [...]

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Wide Awake

August 2, 2010

1983 A friend wanted to bring our group to see a band play for free.  I, age 14,  approached my mother hesitantly, expecting her to say no, which she promptly did. Me:  “But, Mom, it is a Christian punk band.” Mom:  “I don’t care.  What band?” Me:  “U2.” Mom:  “There you go with that snotty [...]

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Creating Your Support Society

July 25, 2010

Written by Tonya Leigh Williams (one of my favorite coaches!) “Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the bird to fly if unsupported by air.” -  Ivan Pavlov When I was fourteen, Eric Jones dumped me. I was devastated, so I came straight home to my mother’s arms where [...]

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Are You a People Pleaser? (Or an Approval Whore?)

July 20, 2010

Written by Christine Kane It was the last day of the Great Big Dreams retreat.  We were sitting in a circle.  I was talking about decisions and commitment. We had spent many hours over our three days together getting clear about intention.  I said that in my experience, intention begins the movement and the shift. [...]

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Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes

July 20, 2010

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?

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Running on Rest

July 11, 2010

On the roads, I can see truth revealed whole without thought or reason. There I experience the sudden understanding that comes unasked, unbidden. I simply rest, rest within myself, rest within the pure rhythm of my running. And I wait. – Unsourced In the past, I exercised many things – my brain, my mouth, my [...]

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Labor Day

July 5, 2010

I want to have a conversation about Labor Day.  Yes, I said Labor Day.   No, it is not a mistake that I posted this blog on July 5. Labor Day is September 6, 2010, this year for those of us who live in the US.   How will you feel about the previous two months [...]

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Independence as a Verb

July 4, 2010

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says:  “Leave no stone unturned.” – Edward Bulwer Lytton This is how I live with independence in mind: I – Inspire N – Notice D – Desire E – Empathize P – Practice E – Examine N [...]

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Engraving

June 27, 2010

Pain engraves a deeper memory. – Anne Sexton (via Dani Shapiro’s Devotion) We only do three things in life: we sit, we stand, we lie horizontal. The rest is just a story. – Byron Katie Who’s right?  Anne or Katie or both?  Why does it matter? Unknowingly, I lived most of my life by Anne’s [...]

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