My Moment of Doubt
I’ve been wanting to say something about the shooting in Arizona, but what do you say about a senseless act? That it was senseless? Horrific? Insane? That I’m sorry and dispirited and sad? It is. I am. I could talk about gun control, I guess. I have strong feelings about it, but that’s not the […]
Read MoreWhat I Mean When I Talk About Love
I’ve been working on The Love Project. Planning, mapping, drawing, writing. I’ve got a notebook (in which I keep feverishly scribbling new ideas), my camera (now with me all the time), a calendar, a map (like all good explorers), colored pencils and pens and neon postcards with matching envelopes. Of all the bloggy adventures I’ve undertaken […]
Read MoreLike A Box Of Chocolates
You would think, given my preoccupation with love, that I’d be all over Valentine’s Day. A day set aside to honor love; a day when romantic gestures, from the silly to the sublime, are celebrated; when chocolates, roses and jewelry can serve as a sort of shorthand for “You have the power to break my […]
Read MoreGrabbing hold of what stirs you
I’ve been a little enamored with manifestos ever since I read Danielle Laporte’s Manifesto of Encouragement and this one from Holstee. They are beautiful, provocative, kickass and inspiring. Can’t ask for more than that. Well, actually, you can. You can write your own beautiful, provocative, kickass, inspiring manifesto. I wrote mine in just a few minutes today (though, in […]
Read MoreThe things I shalt…
Looking for something else this weekend, I stumbled upon my personal commandments. I wrote them almost two years ago, stealing the idea from Project Blog. Personal commandments are different from goals or resolutions. They’re more the principles by which you live your life, the blue print from which you can determine things like goals and […]
Read MoreWild Thing
A few days ago, the wonderful Jennifer Garam tweeted this quote from Isadora Duncan: “You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.” It spurred some fun conversation about our wilder selves, and inspired Jennifer to write a great post about hers. You should visit her blog and maybe post some of your own […]
Read MoreHer Best Life
I read this post over at Scoutie Girl all about how to deal effectively with criticism. It’s smart, helpful. You should read it. But there were two sentences in particular that struck me. In discussing fear of failure, Tara Gentile wrote that if our wildest dreams succeeded, we would revel in those successes and plan […]
Read MoreThe Truth Post
I’ve been carrying this post around inside me for a while, thinking a lot lately about truth. Like everyone, I guess, I’m drawn to a notion of truth that is sturdy, pure, unyielding. You can build a nation on the kind of truth I’m drawn to, expose corruption, solve mysteries, fight evil, save your soul, […]
Read MoreThe Other Things I’m Grateful For
See what I did there? I inserted the word surprising. That’s because awesome people read my blog, and, as awesome people, I know you are grateful for your families and friends and the invention of cheesecake. What I want to know is what else you are grateful for – the unexpected, weird, wonderful, funny, off-color things that make […]
Read MoreWhat’s on your to-do list?
I have that quote posted on the bulletin board above my desk. It reminds me that my life is made of actions. Whatever I believe, whatever philosophies I embrace or dreams I refuse to let go of, it is the things I do every day, big and little, that matter. So, with that in mind, I […]
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