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We Don’t Need Another Hero
When I’m doing something I’m afraid of, which is admittedly most of the time, the way I do it isn’t pretty. It’s certainly not heroic. I struggle through. I’m a sobbing mess. You may not be able to see...
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When People Want You To Stay in The Shadows
Step into your light. People don’t like you. That’s what she said. My best friend in high school told me, “People don’t like you.” She and I were both part of the music and theater crowd, and we were...
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On Building Confidence And Not Dying Of “Exposure”
In the nine years that I’ve been blogging, I’ve watched as my peers toiled mightily. Poured their hearts out, flicking endlessly back and forth between WordPress, Typepad, email, Facebook, then...
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Are You Too Much Or Not Enough?
On a recent Facebook update, someone who read my post about stepping into your light shared how she’s often been told by other women friends that she’s too much of something: “You’re too artsy.”...
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The Day My Spanx Stuck Out at CNN
I got the message while I was sitting at my desk, looking forward to a full Friday with no conference calls or meetings. Nothing to do but focus on writing and answering emails. Would you like to be on...
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86% of Me Isn’t Enough
“I wouldn’t accept any friend request from someone who is a Republican.” That’s the conversation I saw two of my friends having on Facebook a year or so ago. It wasn’t out of context. They meant what...
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You Don’t Have To Be Fearless To Be Fierce
My parents were 20 and 22 when I was conceived. They were just dating, and I was an unplanned surprise. My mother placed me for adoption, which I completely understand now that I’m grown. I went...
View ArticleThat “Oh My Hell, What Am I Doing?!” Feeling
You know that feeling you get, the whirring, whizzy, fizzy “Oh My Hell, What Am I Doing?” feeling that courses through your nervous system and makes your internal organs vibrate when you think of...
View ArticleThe One Where I Delete My Compulsion to Delete
I have had the serious inclination to delete yesterday’s post. DELETE. Not that I will, of course. But there’s something about telling people you do NOT have it all together that is very frightening....
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Magic Through Nerves And Reason
I remember decades ago reading something about nervous energy simply being a sign that you’re doing something important. Something you’re passionate about. I’m a bundle of nerves. I am shot through...
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