Category: courage

‘I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.  It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.  You rarely win, but sometimes you do.’ –To Kill a…
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November 25, 2012 0

I was out running this am, feeling a little sorry for myself–probably because I hate to run, but today I simply couldn’t make myself go to the gym, yes my life of grim suffering–and I suddenly thought that as tough, in some ways, as my life currently is…for many people, it’d be a joyous walk…
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September 17, 2012 0

The secret is that there is no secret

So I’ve been awake since oh, 4:30am, my brain working feverishly, and I’m about to go running and start my awesome day…gross, I know. Some of you just want to take me on your knee and…spank me. (Ha!) People who enjoy their lives are so irritating, right? Don’t worry: my to-do list just got longer as…
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January 9, 2012 2

Bad writing and why it’s good

I am a creativity yenta. I’m obsessed with getting pretty much everyone[1] on the planet to achieve their full potential. I had to remind myself of this when I was reading the most recent edition of The New York Review of Books, which, like every other magazine in the world, is desperately, piteously broke. So…
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September 13, 2011 0

Happy birthday, Ray Bradbury!

One of my dirtiest personal secrets is: I was a nerd. (Some of you are rolling you’re eyes like, “Was? As in, no longer? Huh.”) I was a total nerd; I was happiest being left alone, with my dog, Dynamite (Come on. I was eight when I named her.), reading. Voraciously, obsessively reading. Reading anything…
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August 24, 2011 0

Just a brief thought today on the importance of self-confidence. This is particularly aimed at those who are going through a rough time, say unemployment, a painful professional or personal transition…I know I’ve blogged a great deal about the crucial part of seeking employment, for example, is to demonstrate your value. But I also know…
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August 3, 2011 0