Not everyone is going to like what you do. Do it anyway. Not everyone is going to like what you say. Say it anyway. Not everyone is going to love what you love. Love it anyway. Now, I’m not talking about being an ass! I’m […]
We love quotes and sayings for the wisdom they offer because they express something we already knew but didn’t know that we knew until that moment. Wisdom lives inside all of us. When we hear it, we recognize it. Here’s one that’s pretty simple: Sometimes later becomes never. That can be […]
I signed up for a class in creating a solo show. I did Part 1 in the fall. Part 2 starts in a couple of weeks and ends with a performance. That I will do. In front of, you know, people. I’ve wanted to do this […]
One of my practices for 2018 is to stop trying to GET anyone to anything. I really don’t want to spend my time and energy convincing, defending, insisting, working to get anyone to want what I want or agree with what I believe or see […]
We are here not just to grow but to transform. Transformation starts with a change so profound, it makes the old life–the one we had been living up until that moment, impossible. It shatters it, or some aspect of it, and we are suddenly no longer the same. The change […]
Imagine yourself in a car with a terrified toddler. She’s in a full-blown panic about something that doesn’t really make any sense. The fear, for her, is real. But YOU know that she’s operating with a wee, unformed brain. She doesn’t have all the information–she’s two! She’s sure […]
I am not feeling like those adorable gals in the picture. I am not sitting on a stoop with my besties, hinged at the waist in laughter, a beret perched on my sweet little head. I am sitting on the couch under a blanket with a […]
I would like to start this off by sharing some things about myself: I can be a pushy, rigid, controlling, know-it-all, sure that my way is the right way. I can get stuck in regret and horrendous self-criticism about what I didn’t do or should have done. I can compare myself to others, making them […]
People love you, for sure. They want you to be happy. They do! They want you to do the things that make you feel excited, energized, and fulfilled. Except that often, when you start doing those things, they freak out a little. Or a lot. […]
Books come into our lives at exactly the right moment. I’m reading Steven Pressfield’s newest book, The Artist’s Journey, and I urge you to do the same. It’s jam-packed and a quick read, both. It’s clear, straight-forward, and full of wisdom. It’s a call to action. […]