What does it feel like to find your authentic self? Actually, sometimes, it can get scary as hell. Some days, you lie there in bed, staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night, praying. Praying that the people who love you never find out what a fraud you are. Praying that you like [...]
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I received my first “complaint” about my last post about 10 minutes after posting it. From my partner. Who thought I might want to tone down “fuck it” to “screw it.” Maybe he’s right… maybe not. But the email made me realize just how difficult authenticity can be, because it turns out, I don’t speak [...]
So I’m at a post-conference event, and there’s this couple. This couple stands out. For one thing, they’re smoking reds, which you hardly see anymore. The guy has a skull tattoo on his forearm and a look that suggests that he has never seen the inside of a cubicle. She seems to have painted on [...]
Tonight, I had a little chat with my daughter about the fuchsia shoes she just bought and plans to wear to school. The upshot goes like this: There is zero risk in being yourself. You only take risks when you try to hide who you are or pretend to be something you’re not. Interested in [...]
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