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Regionals Summit approaches, and that's as good a time as any to take this out and whip it into better shape. Burning Man has their "10 principles", which I have some issues with. Here's my attempt to put down what we're actually working with for Flipside. I say "1/2" because I see a main, overarching super-principle driving the whole thing. ( ( Read more... )

I chose this. The challenges are the challenges I need to grow in the directions I need to grow. I fostered these situations. I brought myself here. The benefits I garner from these things are not side-effects of a bitter pill, they are the rewards I sought for myself ( Read more... )

This is something I said I'd toss together. It's a bit rough, but I think it's a pretty good beginning. There has been a lot of recent discussion on some lists and other people's LJs about protecting your own boundaries. Someone asked "What if I'm the Creep?" This is my attempt to answer that question ( Read more... )

I realized a little while ago that tomorrow night is probably the last night I'll ever spend in the Pollyanna house. That's sad ( Read more... )

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Limits of do-ocracy. ( Read more... )

So there was this meme recently where you asked me a question you've always wanted to ask. Someone asked me "What makes you laugh and what makes you cry?" I wrote so much that I figure it's worth posting here. I feel like I could write this more carefully, but I'm too loazy, so I'll just cut'n'paste. ( If you're interested... )

Something I think a lot about is the difference between "knowing" something and "feeling" it. One way to tell, for me, is how quickly and naturally I react. Once I internalize something, once I feel it, then I react the way I "want to" and only later analyze it; I take my own advice without thinking about it. When I don't internalize, I find ( Read more... )

"Billy Bob is a bad person. There's something wrong with Billy Bob."

"Being around Billy Bob incurs some cost or risk that doesn't suit me. I don't want to be around Billy Bob."

Let's not get these two concepts confused. Let's not assume that one implies the other.