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The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.

Barbara Kingsolver



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What Makes People Mean

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When People Leave

Splitting the Atom

How To Change The World

We Can Rebuild You, Steve

35 Shots of Truth

Making Your WHEN Happen NOW

When Life Asks More of You Than It Has Before

Loving The God Damned Moment

My Funny Valentine

Lucid Dreaming

Pray To God But Row For Shore

My Little Fontanel



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Renovation

I have been practicing being strong with my least strong part. My weakest part. I map its boundaries, feel out it’s yes and no and then try to push past…

January 9th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: change, new year | Leave a comment

What is More?

The Incredible Force and other childhood games.
Shove me into spectacular.

And genius—dip me in some genius.

Smack me with astonishing.

Elbow me into marvelous.

MORE.

October 25th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: getting unstuck | Leave a comment

Letting Go

She knew.
She knew it the same way a little bird knows which branch to land on.

October 17th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: love | Leave a comment

They Say It’s Your Birthday

My birthday is on September 11th.
So as a friend recently reminded me, I can make this September 11th the 10th Anniversary of that September 11th—or I can celebrate the 10th anniversary of my 39th birthday. It will probably end up being an odd mix of the two.

September 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: lucky bastard | 3 comments

There is a Cat Box My Love Bagua…Please Discuss

I am a confident driver. Out of my way—yield to me. That feeling you have, other driver? It’s you knowing in your core that I have the right of way…

September 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: love | 4 comments

The Second Rule About Fight Club

I’m learning a big lesson right now, I think. About fighting. I love to fight—fight for what’s right—or better—fight to BE right.
Oh, but there’s more.

August 15th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: change, fear | 8 comments

In a Single Bound

You, with your mad bag of skills. It’s amazing the knowledge you’ve amassed. But you’re so familiar with all the many things you can do that you can’t see how unique their combination is.

May 31st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: truths | 2 comments

The Stop Doing List, Part II

Uno mas, por favor.
We’ve all got a list. Some days it’s longer than others. Welcome to Part II of The Stop Doing List.

May 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: change | Leave a comment

The Stop Doing List, Part I

ENOUGH.
I hate it that this word ever needs to be said but it does. And when it’s said it is usually because someone was not reading the room…

May 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: change | 7 comments

Kingmaker

We could all use a kingmaker. That influencer who initiates or completes action for our benefit. The muscle who ensures that things get done for us.

May 3rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: change | Leave a comment
 
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