The Most Worthless Emotion No regrets. – Robert A. Heinlein I remember reading those two words as an impressionable early teen, and wondering at them. The teen years are full of regret, after all – Why did I wear these jeans? I wish I’d asked her to the dance! Why didn’t I study for this test?!? It …
Tag: compassion
don’t fake caring
We’re Sorry We Can’t Take Your Call… That’s a screenshot of an email I sent to Chris Guillebeau, shortly after posting my review of his new book both here and on Amazon. When I wrote it, I didn’t have any expectation of a reply. It’s the launch day! He’s wrangling twitter strategies and guest blog …
loving yourself from the future
I Love Myself. Well, let me be more specific: I love the me I used to be. I look back on old pictures of myself, with my kids, in the military, in high school and college. I see, with the benefit of perspective unsullied by emotion and sharpened by distance, the things that made that …
the practice of respect
“I don’t just give respect. You have to earn it.” I’ve never understood that idea. It requires a level of magical thinking that just doesn’t work for me: “I expect you to understand what I value, what kinds of actions I admire, and act in accordance with them before I will recognize your worth and …
What if you did it right, but actually planned it wrong?
“No kidding, there I was…” I was lucky enough to spend the weekend at a retreat in Indeana with a few other performance art enthusiasts, including a very dear friend of mine from New York. He was talking about a recent show he did: I really thought that was it – the best show I’d …
becoming better at compassion
The Whine of the Road Warrior Sounds like you’ve been travelling a lot lately. I feel like I should give you some Zen-based advice, like, we are all one, therefore you are always home. Or, identify the particular feeling of being home that you desire – like peace or familiarity – and then find another …