[Originally on my previous blog, I thought I'd include this piece here, too. Mostly for my own benefit, today.] This is something I cut out of the Los Angeles Times years and years ago. I don’t even remember the name of the short-lived column it came from, let alone the author’s name (if you do, [...]
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Not for the non-addict.
November 21st, 2009 No Comments
I followed a link today and wound up reading a straight-up, no-bullshit blog post written by someone who is highly intelligent, articulate, and on the very first day of a long, hard journey. I know addiction and its alluring, tantalizing promises. It is one sexy demon. I come from two long lines of addicts, both [...]
Re-writing the Script
August 25th, 2009 4 Comments
It’s not a new concept. We live our lives by the script inside our head, usually completely unaware of it, assuming the script is simply who we are. But it’s not, really.
Re-writing the script is difficult. Aside from an incredible amount of self-awareness, it involves holding each belief up to the light, examining it closely, [...]
C’est tragique.
August 12th, 2009 3 Comments
If you didn’t know me during high school, here’s what you missed.
Rad Bauhaus shirt, huh? In case you can’t tell, my hair was buzzed down to about a quarter inch, save the bangs. (Also: this was the same year I requested that my then-boyfriend administer a tattoo of my own design, using a homemade tattoo [...]
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Now we are ten. Or thirteen.
July 23rd, 2009 11 Comments
Thirteen years ago today, Mr. Gibson and I became an item. Ten years ago today, we became husband and wife.
I’ve learned a great deal from this long stint. For starters, aside from writing, being obnoxious and just plain existing, I’ve never done any one thing for this long. And who knew (maybe you did?), but [...]
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Today’s Reasons to be Grateful
July 19th, 2009 5 Comments
+ Spending time at the tidepools yesterday with my oldest friend and her family
+ Remembering once more that the big, heady, briny scent of the ocean and the sand is vital…peaceful…joyful
+ The incredible meals my mister creates out of the simplest ingredients…he makes it easy to feel like the luckiest girl on earth
+ Seeing Neil [...]
Pam Slim’s Big 5 Mid-Year, Game-Changing Questions
July 18th, 2009 4 Comments
A few days ago, the fantastic Pam Slim published a post on her site that centered around the notion of examining one’s progress and direction, six months into the year. I loved the idea immediately (and you should go read it ASAP). One of the best lessons I learned from my five years in corporate [...]
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With nothing on my lips but Hallelujah
July 8th, 2009 12 Comments
So far this has been a year of movement, speed, distance, breadth and depth. Which is to say: it’s been a hell of a ride, and I am giddy kind of all the time these days. My life is hardly recognizable from what it was even six months ago. And I spend a lot of [...]
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Independence
July 4th, 2009 8 Comments
I’ve been working nonstop lately. Which is well and good; I’m in furiously-building mode with my business. And obviously love what I do. But all at once this pace has become too much for me. Suddenly drained, I find myself impatient and dissatisfied with myself, like nothing is quite right. Some of it, too, is [...]
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