I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about meditation, mantras, and visualizing goals. I keep reading about mental blocks and holding yourself back from the things that you want and the things you deserve because of patterned thoughts and “stories”-- the things we tell ourselves to keep us from going for something. We tell …
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We Do A Lot. (And We Should Say Thank You.)
Today was a hard day. But I had it in my planner that I had to write a new blog post. And so here I am. I tried for an hour to come up with a reasonable post topic. And in that hour I took the dog out for the night, made my lunch for …
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Welcome to the New Cheap Courage & Happy May Day
Today is May Day and this is the first official post of the NEW Cheap Courage. Less than a year ago a dreamed up a new blog that I could use to help me face fears, take chances, and welcome you all to do the same. That mission still remains, but in a prettier package, …
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When You Crash and then Burn Real Hard
I had a bit of a breakdown last week and by a "bit" I mean "total". I almost thought I shouldn't share that here, since I am all about motivation and aspiration, but having total breakdowns is part of the program. You don't get anywhere by being stagnant and sometimes a good cry is all …
Patron Saint of Having a Good Time
I have always been afraid to be alone. If I wanted to nap, I found a boy to come over and take one with me. If I wanted to study, I had friends over. I even found someone to go to a 6AM Bootcamp class with me in college. We rode the campus bus in …
