I did. Make a big fat hairy goal, that is. A BFHG, man, a BFHG. It involves asking very famous big people to do something with me. That meant inviting them. Gulp. So right now, I’m typing on a keyboard covered with Swiss cheese oil (you know, the kind that oozes out of a rice [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Comfort During Fearful Times'
Comfort During Fearful Times: When You Make A Big Fat Hairy Goal
November 12th, 2008 · 14 Comments
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Comfort During Fearful Times: Acedia and Me
November 8th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I finished reading Acedia and Me by Kathleen Norris last night and I want to shout (I guess blogging is my shouting), “This book could change your life!” Acedia – what the hell is that? I’d never heard of it before. Kathleen defines it as: …as the spiritual aspect of sloth. The word literally means [...]
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Comfort During Fearful Times: Election Hang-Over
November 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I took two naps yesterday. I could barely form a thought, let alone write a blog post. I felt little down. And I felt guilty and weird about feeling let down. But then in the afternoon, coaching a writing client, we were talking about how fighting yourself never works and I thought, “That’s what I’ve [...]
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Comfort During Fearful Times: Hope Making
November 4th, 2008 · 26 Comments
I said I would share a story today about the power of moving the body… what was I thinking? Today is how-can-anyone-not-be-voting day? Today is how can anybody-get-any-work-done-day? Today is I-get-why-democracy-is-worth-dying-for-day. Today is history-making. Today is hope-making. Today may be the day in which we collectively begin to turn away from fear-mongering and begin to [...]


