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Getting what you want

On feeling jealous

May 14, 2010

A few weeks ago I noticed that every time I’d see an article announcing someone’s good fortune or sparkly new thing, I wanted to throw up with jealousy. And it wasn’t only limited to celebratory announcements. Reading a kick-ass blog post made me want to chuck my computer at the wall. A couple gazing lovingly [...]

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The Talent Code. (Or, why I’m trying to suck at stuff.)

April 29, 2010

I read Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code the first week of 2010, and I still think about the premise at least, oh, every single day. Hands down the most influential businessey read of my year. Not to build it up or anything. Premise: Remarkable talent is possible for all of us. That means you. And [...]

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Nostalgia

April 20, 2010

I keep getting memory flashes that all share a certain hard-to-describe quality: this easy, glowey, vacationey state of mind. Which is lovely, yes, but also tinged with a bit of bittersweet nostalgia. Two kinds of flashes… one of entirely ordinary moments, and feel a happy glow at their memory mingled with a bit of nostalgia. [...]

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You mean there’s no magical swell of unlimited time?

March 18, 2010

Somehow I’ve managed to extricate myself (at least for now, knock-knock-knock) from the incessant maddening loop of check-check-checking. Either by way of the much-needed decaffeination project, my sailboat construction process, Grace, or some combination of all three, I am happily navigating a more peaceful, detached relationship with all things online. Thankfully, I’m spending time on [...]

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I shouldn’t need help. But I’m allowed to want it.

January 21, 2010

I do this thing where I resist structure because I should be disciplined enough to just do what I need to do without extra support or boundaries. That stuff is for wimps, right? Also, restriction scares me. Just do it. Sometimes I get spun out with online distractions and time wasters. I find myself on [...]

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Idea! Connection reflection. And bunnies.

January 2, 2010

Last night was gorgeous. The sunset was hot pink and the air was fresh. And as I pulled into my neighborhood, I saw a bunny hop across the driveway. I grew up in Arizona, where bunny rabbits hop all over the desert. But I hardly ever see them anymore, and I’ve never seen one here. Happy [...]

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