Have you ever been paralyzed by fear? Not just nervous about the outcome of something big, but really truly stuck in place, unable to move because you are so terrified? I have to admit that I have been fortunate enough to have never experienced anything truly traumatic in my life. Yes, I’ve been scared plenty […]
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Whoops! (or: why you shouldn’t listen to me)
Yup. You read that title right. You definitely shouldn’t be listening to me. Why, you ask? Well, would you listen to someone who screws things up? Would you take advice from someone who has made her fair share of bad decisions? (I’m hoping that by now you kinda get the direction I’m going with this, […]
Daybreak (or: here comes the sun)
Last week I took a look back over 2011, focusing on the positive changes that occurred. This week, I want to look ahead to the coming year, to state my intention and start to focus on what’s next. When I was out in Portland last summer for the World Domination Summit, I was part of […]
Sayonara, Sucker (or: looking back, moving forward)
Goodbye, 2011! Sayonara. See you… well, I won’t see you again. I don’t know about you, dear readers, but 2011 was quite a year for yours truly. It was a year that held some of the darkest days of my life, but my intent is not to wallow in the past. Life is too short, […]
Australia (or: the Oz that never was)
One of the stories that I end up telling on a fairly regular basis when I meet someone new is about the time that I almost ended up moving halfway across the world, and how that *not* happening changed my life. You see, back in 2007 my now-ex husband was working as a software engineer […]
Balance (and living with a new “normal”)
Unsurprisingly, as I have aged and grown, the definition of what is (my) “normal” has changed. If you are like me and are constantly pushing your boundaries, constantly moving and evolving, this happens. It’s when this process gets unexpectedly accelerated that it becomes tricky to find balance. Take, for example, being passionate enough about something […]