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Courage, Comfort Zones and Creative Joy 22 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
Last week I said that life takes practice, and practice takes community. Life also takes courage. And courage loves company. One of the key themes of my life over the past 18 months has been the cen...
Life takes practice. Practice takes community. 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
You are what you practice most.” ― Richard Carlson Practice is a big theme for me this month. When I use the word practice, I’m using it to mean something particular. It’s not the kind of practice ...
Honour thy teacher. Honour thyself. 15 Aug 2013 | 02:33 am
When your teacher asks: Have you been writing? Tell her the truth. Tell you have been writing. Finally, despite the resistance and the struggle, you have been writing. And then, if you are brave, te...
What is your genius? 9 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
This morning the comparison monster was getting the better of me. You know the one I mean? Comparing my creative work, my achievements, my ‘success’ with other people. I tried to stay connected to th...
Everything that matters takes courage. 30 Jul 2013 | 09:44 pm
Registration closes this Thursday for 30 Days of Courage. I LOVE teaching this course because we all need courage. It takes courage to apologise when you realise you’ve messed up. It takes courage to...
Today is Malala Day. 12 Jul 2013 | 10:19 pm
There was a time where women asked men social activists to stand up for them. This time, we will do it for ourselves. – Malala Yousafzai Today is Malala Yousafzai’s 16th birthday and to celebrate, th...
Lest we forget (why we still need feminism) 9 Jul 2013 | 01:00 am
One of the best experiences I had in the first half of this year (and there have been many of them to choose from) was sitting with a room of women at The National Library in Wellington, helping to ch...
Self-care, community and sacrifice: finding the sweet spot 28 Jun 2013 | 10:35 pm
Today I’m writing about self-care, in honour of the release of Michelle Ward & Jessica Swift’s new book, The Declaration of You Let me make this declaration upfront: I’m extremely wary of ‘self-impro...
A post about how much I love trains. 22 Jun 2013 | 01:53 am
There are so many things I could be writing about. About Afghanistan, mostly, and how terrifying, and depressing, it is to contemplate these ‘peace talks’ between the Afghan government and the Taliban...
You don’t always get what you want. 21 Jun 2013 | 01:05 am
(I find my appearance in this photo amusing. I think I look like the CEO of Chicago, arms-crossed and smiling as though to say, ‘I may have built this town, but I’m taking a break now to pose casually...
