I don't really have any urge to dominate the world. Domination's great, as long as you're the dominator. But in order to dominate, there has to be someone being dominated. There is no dominator without a corresponding subordinate. Me Conqueror, You Subject. That isn't...
I have a confession: I don't want to run a marathon. Running a marathon is a pretty common item on peoples' Someday Lists (a.k.a. Goal Lists, Bucket Lists, etc.). It was on mine, too. Until today, when I realized: I don't have the slightest desire to actually run a...
What do you like about fail? Not the subjective experience of failure, but the fact of fail: the rather objective declaration that what you'd aimed for, projected, expected or worked toward did not, in fact, occur, appear or come to be. At first blush, the answer is...
I want permission… To do it my way. To do it wrong. To say, “I don't want this,” without giving any further justification. To bask in the spotlight. To frolic through the meadows of off-brand-ness. To be angry. To grieve–still. To let go on my...
I started taking yoga classes in college, and I was immediately impressed by the dramatic effect focused attention on the breath had on my body as a whole. Before the poses themselves came to mean much to me, the breath and awareness of it really hit home. The summer...
