“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Alice in Wonderland. Sue Kidd Monk, in her book Firstlight, put out the challenge to think of impossible things and see them come true! In the past, I would shy away from big dreams, and throw out a million excuses like “I’m not [...]
A Change of Mind and Heart
Well, my risk from last month didn’t turn out exactly as I had planned. When I told my friends I wouldn’t be coming to the bridge week-end in the spring, you never heard such a uproar. All the while I kept insisting they just go on without me. That just wasn’t going to fly. The [...]
Risk, continued
This month I am taking the risk I’ve written about several times: I’m singing a recital in just a few short days. I’ve done so much to prepare for this that it feels like less of a risk than it did. But it’s still challenging, and I’m still nervous. I think I will be jubilant [...]
The Fight to Stop Mountaintop Removal: I Risk Getting Political
I keep waiting to be “unfriended.” To logon to Facebook and see an irate comment posted on my wall; to notice I’ve lost a few followers on Twitter; to watch at the grocery store as another mom from my son’s school whips through produce with barely a nod in my direction. The message these former [...]
Risking Yes, No and Maybe
Saying “no” is often more at the heart of risk-taking for me than what may appear more daring—say, bungy jumping off a cliff. (And I’m terrified of heights!) The first chapter of my book on creative process, Foolsgold, opens with Gandhi’s words, “A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better and greater than a [...]
The Risk of Juggling
Right now my life feels like a circus act. I have two major professional projects going, my daughter is turning 13 at the end of the week, my mother needs my care and attention, and I’m on deadline with some collaborators. I chose each of these circumstances. I have chosen to be head-over-heels in professional [...]
More on Truth
So friends, last month I talked about having the courage and taking the risk to HEAR the truth….it really resonated for me. This month, as usual, I voiced my intention to generate a topic and let it come…and, as usual, it did. This month, however, I did not make the time to put my thoughts [...]
Risk Improving
By taking the risk of doing something I didn’t like doing I learned…
Taking on a new position
I am taking the risk of taking on another responsibility at work. I am taking a class next week for the incident management team public information officer. This is a class with very experienced fire officer’s who work on large incidents and I have never done this position before. So I am trying to take [...]
