1 I have seen the elephant in the world’s living room.  It’s so enormous, I want to do everything but look at it. Like writing this post, right now, I’m getting very sleepy. Oh right, that’s normal. Feeling overwhelmed and afraid is normal. 2 The elephant in the living room is the state of the [...]

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What did I get out my digital sabbatical?  In a nutshell, a whole hell of lot. Watch the video and you’ll hear my call to save the world. Yup, that’s what my digital sabbatical got me. Holy batman. Thanks for listening -  love to hear what you think. Support helps at times like these. Links: [...]

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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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