Yesterday, a moment of terror. Me hanging out being with myself, listening, following my own process closely and then a thought: Do people think this digital sabbatical is going to produce something? Some brilliant new thing? Is my editor reading these posts and thinking a book proposal is (finally) on its way? Heart pounding. Then [...]

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It is time. You are ready. This time, you mean it. For real. You are ready. You are shedding, dismantling, unbuckling, discarding: identities, accolades, glories, web stats, even your most treasured bio. Impressive, glittery, sacred: past. Scars, wounds, failures, shames, dents: they must go, too. You unbuckle the past slowly, swearing to yourself, softly, repeatedly, [...]

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Sharing our fears is not selfish – it’s essential.We can’t paper over the fear, the self-doubt, the anxiety, or it will tear a gaping hole in our creation at the very worst possible moment. But giving in to our dragons – that is truly selfish. Listening to them, believing them? There is no time left, [...]

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In the heart of my new desire is a burning that I almost can’t bear. But I will. And around that heat, is an almost equal amount of raging fear. Logically, I know, that’s how it works. Fear is commensurate with desire. Joe Campbell called it the dragons at the gate. Yesterday, the dragons showed [...]

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