This is kind of a ghost story. It’s about memories and magic, and it’s about all the ways my mother taught us to believe in small bits of wonder. It’s about hoping for the best while facing the worst, and it’s about pattern-seeking behavior. I lost my mother to cancer on December 29, 2017, after …
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What I Read in February (Hint: Just Westerns)
Before I get to the books I read this month (all of them are Westerns if you can believe it), I'm taking a moment to answer a question I get a lot: How do you read so many books? I read about a book a week depending on their length and difficulty. Really intricate, heady …
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Guest Post: What If One Question Could Change Your Life?
What If One Question Could Change Your Life? The simplest definition of courage is ‘the ability to do something that frightens one.’ As children, we are naturally fearless. We see the world as it is, we ask for exactly what we want (whether with words or not), and we are unapologetic as we ask questions …
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Call for Courage – Announcing the Cheap Courage Challenge
When I talk about Cheap Courage these days, do you even know what I mean? I've had this blog for so long I wonder if half of you understand the meaning behind the name or what it is I'm trying to get at. My bio reads, "Cheap Courage is [my] blog dedicated to doing what …
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Guest Post: Are You Flinch Tolerant? Why You Need to Burn to Heal
The first time I touched a flame I flinched. Natural reaction to the rising heat against my delicate skin. A primal instinct of “Ouch, that hurts”! As I’ve grown older the flame real and metaphorical is harder to flinch at. There’s a numbness or rather a tolerance to the things I inherently know are bad …
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