I've been thinking hard for the past month or so about this quote from the dance legend Martha Graham about staying true to your own personal voice in whatever you create. Blogger James Clear recounts a story about Agnes De Mille, another dance legend in her own right in the 1940s, who was confused and troubled…
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Who Am I Not to be Brilliant?
I’ve probably shared this quote before, but I’m really feeling it today: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually,…
Anne Lamott on dancing and eventual grace
Anne Lamott is one of my favorite writers, and one of my top five sort-of-famous people I would like to have dinner with. By chance I came across an email about Anne doing a book signing at the local Barnes and Nobles last night and I just had to stop by. Her new book is…
Ah Hell, Molly Ivins is dead
I was having such a good day until now. I just heard the news that Molly Ivins just lost her long battle with breast cancer and passed away at the age of 62. Ms Ivins was a unique and inspiring voice for the progressive movement, writing with a humorous, plain-speaking style about issues of social…