Every new year some words choose me, like a magic spell to be cast on the year ahead. This year’s ensemble showed up as it’s own little poem of truth: Pure Love Innovates…
Month: December 2009
with every cell of my being, thank you, thank you very much
This ain’t just a blog, or a drop in the bucket, this is a sacred feeding-post on the way to more.
the stop doing list via live tv
Mark Kelley, from CBC, and I talk about “stop doing lists.”
stop doing list: part 2 whereby i dictate what to stop
Acrylic nails do not help you be more successful. And my theory is that the world is rife with bottle-blondes who’d look much better as brunettes. Stop paying everyone else before you pay yourself. It will ease your stress and less stress = more time…
what’s on your stop doing list?
Look back on this year and get very clear about what sucked. What didn’t work, got mired with resentment, felt onerous, weighed you deadly down? A note on resentment: you can’t continue to do things you fully resent and think they’re going to transform into enjoyable activities over time. It just doesn’t work that way…
the best list ever, by Danielle: vol. 1
We’re eating chocolate cones outside an ice cream parlor at dusk. Me: “So, pookie, what’s it like being alive? The Kid (without missing a beat): “Oh mama! It’s AAA-MAZ-ing! If I were a telephone, I’d be ringin’ all the time!
busy? ’nuff whining.
On Connect with Mark Kelley, I’m bitchin’ about people bitchin’ about being busy. Watch.
burning questions with kelly diels: cleavage + faith
What do you know to be true, unquestionably beyond doubt, certain with every cell of your being, completely, passionately, righteously certain?
the goddess of grief: getting to the other side. and there is always another side.
Grief is one of the most powerful Goddesses. She swallows your agony and lets it tear her apart. Beautiful birds fly from her belly–each one an insight into life and your power. Grief brings the whole flock to your window and she waits and waits to reveal universal truths to you. She goes to the depths with you. She rises with you…
what’s the best change you made to the place you live?
I’m habitual Purger of Stuff. Can’t stand clutter. Nic nacs give me hives.
best moment of peace for 2009
An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?
burning questions with jay schryer: a man who digs the goddess… and the prince
Crisis! Identity crisis. About a year ago, I completely lost my way, to the point of not knowing who I was anymore…
kissing ass, quantum leaps, and the power of being unqualified
Kiss some more ass. Offer to work unpaid for two weeks. Give your ideas away for free–chances are you’ll be asked to execute those ideas.
best of 2009: meet ups, workshops, and blog pow
The highlight of the evening had to do a very animated conversation about clits and literature. Not in that order.
best book of 2009: the unfolding now
So simple and nourishing. It is a book of rare transmission that sparks one’s deeply innate desire to be real.
best article of 2009?
A Buddhist in Brooklyn on opening your heart and minding your manners.
What was your best trip in 2009?
Howling to the coyotes from the hot tub. New cowboy boots. Stars dangling low from the sky.
seeking stories of unqualified successes
Are you, or do you know of anyone who is “technically” unqualified but have managed to rock their career based sheer talent and moxy?
