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Life in Z-D
I Wrote a Novel! And It Predicted My Future!
In the spring of 2007, I finished the first draft of a novel called Tinimi. The super short summary of Tinimi is that it’s about a woman whose love interest disappears into another reality. The not-as-short-summary is as follows: Ollie Finn, a former circus performer...
The Secret Spiritual Power of Passwords
When you think of a password, what comes to mind? How often you forget them? Sharing them with others so you can watch Netflix or Hulu? Getting hacked and having your passwords – and identity – stolen? Those are all perfectly acceptable answers, but how about the...
The Worst Thing to Do When You’re Overwhelmed with Work
Capitalism has done a lot of weird things to human beings. One of the weirdest is telling us we should equate our self-worth with productivity. If I’m super productive, I’m super worthy. If I’m not, I’m … not. Yeah. That’s a bigfat lie. And yet… The whole productivity...
What’s Your Deadline Style? And How Can This Awareness Work in Your Favor?
I have a confession: I used to think that my deadline style was the best one. Not only that, I thought it was the only one. Anyone who wasn’t doing it my way was doing it wrong. And then I met Melissa. Melissa and I have two very different deadline styles. In our...
Why You Need a “No” to Get to Your “Yes”
What’s your relationship to the word “No”? Are you best buds, hanging out on the regular, painting the town with your ability to set firm, healthy boundaries? Or are you and “No” estranged, with little understanding of each other, suspicious and afraid to build a...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 20: The Broken Routine
Routines are a wonderful thing. They can help you sleep better. Get more work done. Connect with others in a predictable and reliable fashion. Routines are also a lifeblood to creative folks. Having a routine ensures that you make time and space for your creative...
How to Follow the Baby Goat School of Spirituality
The spiritual path can be hard to follow. There’s the discipline of keeping to your spiritual practice, day after day. There’s the potential ridicule and/or misunderstandings from others in your life who don’t understand the spiritual path. But even when you’ve...
What I Learned From the Haters
Living your life in a public forum comes with a bunch of cool things. Getting to share your work with a wider audience. Receiving appreciation from peeps who are touched by what you do. Feeling encouraged to keep going because you can see you’re making a difference....
The Thing We All Do That Seriously F**ks Us Up
Let’s cut to the chase: I’m talking about assumptions. Assumptions suck. That’s why sayings like “Don’t make assumptions” make their way into books about powerful agreements that have the capacity to change your life. And we have groovy little aphorisms like “When I...
How to Make Change Work FOR You
Who likes change? Not me. Not a fan. Change often feels like it’s happening to me. Like I have no control over it. It feels ruthless and relentless. Like an action movie villain, storming the town and burning everything in sight. Beware the Wrath of the Corrupt...
When the Disruption of the Plan IS the Plan
When I was a kid, I knew I was going into theater. I say knew, as opposed to dreamed about, because I was given a vision showing me exactly what was coming. It happened when I was seven years old. I was standing in my parent’s bedroom. Suddenly, in my mind’s eye, I...
What’s Your Hidden Theme? And How Is It Shaping Your Life?
I had no idea I had a hidden theme until I was confronted with it by my ex-girlfriend. My ex-girlfriend was all about confrontation. Which is one of a thousand reasons why she’s my ex. In this case, however, her confrontation was the mildest and most helpful of our...