Thu 29 May 2008
So I’ve been shaking my head lately about where this blog is going. Sorry, we’re on a bit of a navel-gaze here, but it’s my blog and I can navel-gaze if I want to. No wait a second, that’s pretty much all I’ve been doing, hence this post.
I can’t believe I wrote about God last time. Not to mention all that personal dharma stuff that I mentioned publicly as a way to force myself to do them. Do you feel used yet? Or to quickly bring this back to me – what horrifyingly personal revelations are coming next?? It’s getting the point where I need to wait a few days to *get up the guts* to write my next post even if I know exactly what it is and have a draft sitting in WordPress.
But it’s all good. It’s not called “Playin’ the Edge” for nuthin’. I want to write on the edge of my comfort zone. It’s absolutely where the juice is. I’d highly recommend it
Why hold a tiny dental mirror up to yourself when you can stand in front of a full-length magnifying mirror. And see all your zits in their glorious zitty splendor. And share that with others who set up a feed because they seem to care about your zits too. Maybe it it reminds them of their own. And that’s the universal truth really - we’re all zitty. So why bother hiding.
I read this post by someone writing about feeling the fear and expressing it anyways – or not, in the case of the hottie in the orange shorts. I’m with her. Here’s to writing from the heart and giving out your phone number more often.
May 31st, 2008 at 4:19 am
“Why hold a tiny dental mirror up to yourself when you can stand in front of a full-length magnifying mirror.”
The dental mirror is the blog. Writing abstarct ideas to virtual stangers (or semi strangers) for positive reinforcement.
The full lenght magnifying mirror would require conversing with the real people in your life.
May 31st, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I applaud the fact that you are brave enough to open yourself up to people on this blog and show your true, wonderful self as you do in ‘real’ life. I’m sure it can be very intimidating, especially when the naysayers come calling.
Love you babe!
June 1st, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I beg to differ on the dental mirror being this blog whose purpose is for + reinforcement to the writer.
I read this blog to hear the point of view from someone who is really quite educated and experienced in the field of yoga. I am also neither a virtual or semi-stranger.
I am a real person in Corilee’s life and most of our best conversations have happened in cyberspace because we’re just too darn busy to get together as often as we’d like.
It’s all good
June 1st, 2008 at 7:55 pm
As a third “real person”, just have to chime in here – writing the stuff you write takes incredible courage. I sure couldn’t do it, but I benefit greatly from reading it. I think if the first commenter thinks it’s so easy or inconsequential, she should post the address of her blog so we can all take a look in her mirror.
Hugs and Kisses,
HB