Maintain balance on waters stormy or calm and circumnavigate anything that promises to sink you. Very often we talk about persistence in terms of pushing through, maintaining forward motion at all costs. If you’re in a boat, that kind of thinking can get you killed. Ever heard of the Titanic? When you’re out on the water…… Continue reading What Sailing Teaches Us About Avoidance
Category: Philosophy
Word for Word: Substituting Dynamics for Disorder
“I have Obsessive-Compulsive Dynamics” sounds and feels a lot better than saying I have a disorder. A disorder says I lack order, “normalcy,” conformity. Dynamics say I’m interesting, complex, human. Disorder suggests that lack of order means something is wrong with me. Dynamics communicate knowing my limits and working with them, with myself rather than against myself.…… Continue reading Word for Word: Substituting Dynamics for Disorder
Advice for a Young Cat-Lover Who Writes
Learn to make a fair trade. You walked into my store (with your very cute glittery cat shirt) and left your mother browse the chapter books and young adult books for you while you chair-hopped til you found the comfy one in view of the register. Mistake one. You could have been bonding with your mother (who…… Continue reading Advice for a Young Cat-Lover Who Writes
If Not Your Book, Then Someone Else’s
Oh the futility of avoiding your work because of what someone else might do with it! I am an unabashed fan of Criminal Minds. Unabashed enough to admit that I leapt out of bed this morning when I remembered that last night’s episode was now available to view online and that I skipped a bit of my…… Continue reading If Not Your Book, Then Someone Else’s
Breaking Ourselves Open to Make Room for More
Why fear what others will say and think? How do we really know they’re judging us for us and not for some projection of themselves? How much more light can we let in if we purposefully make a few cracks? Why fear what others will say and think? It’s natural to worry about how we…… Continue reading Breaking Ourselves Open to Make Room for More
How to Hoard Like a Dragon: Check Your Engine
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Rule Number One on Discussing Failure
Include an expert on the topic in the actual discussion. Fail, failure, and failing are words that naturally cause my ears to perk up given that was heretofore the general theme of my academic career. I don’t know if I should call myself an expert in the field, but given my experience I do feel very comfortable…… Continue reading Rule Number One on Discussing Failure