From the category archives:

Fear

Discombobulation. (Or, When I don’t feel like being sovereign.)

May 20, 2010

Discombobulated. A word whose meaning and mouth-feel are so well-matched. And a dear cousin to one of my all-time favorite words: Bijigetty. So… This week I moved into my very own place. I even signed a lease. A twelve-month lease. Eeep! After a little review of my former living situations, I was shocked to discover [...]

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Of course this hero’s saga stuff is hard. It’s supposed to be.

February 26, 2010

I woke up this morning thinking about taking the leap, choosing your own adventure, answering your hero’s call. And that it isn’t supposed to be easy. People say living from your heart and steering toward your best life feels like paddling downstream. You get this image of leaning back on your raft with the sunshine [...]

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The Laughable Lizard of Oz

September 3, 2009

I gave a little talk last night about the lizard that dwells in your brain, and it was quite a hit ~ the attendees were joking about their lizards for the rest of the evening, so I thought I would share it here. (Twitter version of this post: Laughing at your lizard can change your [...]

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