Reminders for myself

I’ve never “felt ready” for the things that scared me—things that pushed me to grow in a direction that was true, meaningful, and worthwhile. Every time I’ve done something that came from a deep place within, something that felt out of reach, intimidating or risky, I always felt rather un-ready for it. But what I’ve leapt at before I felt ready has... See more

In a long-term relationship, if you can’t trust your partner… what are you doing? You’re very possibly wasting your time. Or your standards are so low that you’re willing to tolerate an untrustworthy partner because you’re scared of being alone.

“The intellect is a great danger to creativity, because you use it to rationalize and make up reasons for things instead of trusting your own basic truth: who you are, what you are, what you want to be.

I’ve had a sign over my typewriter for 25 years now, which reads: Don’t Think! You must never think at the typewriter. You must feel. Thinking is... See more