Everything is a Costume

The other day I had one of those impossible-to-describe shivanautical epiphanies that is so beautiful and simple that it almost can’t be said out loud. But I am saying it anyway. It went something like this, but it wasn’t just words. It was deep inside my...

Very Personal Ads #143: wishes x10

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...

Buy your project a beer.

The thing with projects is that they often like to talk. When you’re willing to show up and buy them a beer. And by project, I mean that mysterious thing that is anything at all that you’re working on or playing with. Anything you care about. It could be...

The questions

So I’ve basically been in bed for three days now. Except for teaching the Shiva Nata class at the Playground last night, which was crazy and beautiful and impossible to describe. But mostly bed. Recovery mode from the weekend that may or may not have been eaten...

The IWOM Brigade.

I do not have the slightest idea what I do for a living. Nor do I wish to know. The not-knowing has worked out quite well for nearly six years of running a business, and I expect it to only get better. The grown-ups in my company (attorney, accountant, financial...
The Fluent Self