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i remember it vividly. i'm standing in a parking lot talking to two friends. i was asking one of them what had changed her financial life. she said, "what happens in vagueness, stays in vagueness." i laughed long and hard and then joked, “well if … [Continue reading] about what happens in vagueness, stays in vagueness
where are you not admitting what you know? a mentor once told me that whenever people ask for clarity, it’s usually courage, not clarity, that they lack. does that ring true for you? it certainly rang a gong for me. my whole life i’ve … [Continue reading] about just admit that you know
this is not that column where we talk about how it’s “me in the mirror,” and everyone is an effing contribution to us. (see https://snicholsblog.com/2023/09/every-person-is-a-contribution-to-us-sigh for that). no, in this concept, we acknowledge … [Continue reading] about 7 tips for dealing with difficult xxxxxx xxxxxxx people
the good news is that every person we meet contributes to us, our lives, and our happiness. the bad news is that every person we meet contributes to us, our lives, and our happiness. i hate this spiritual wisdom so much. i want to believe that … [Continue reading] about every person is a contribution to us (sigh)
last time we talked about trouble at the border. when we cross the border, we enter a new reality. what will it take for you to be the leader of a totally different reality? “we envision a world that works for everyone and for all of … [Continue reading] about 5 snouts up for greta gerwig and jon batiste as leaders of totally new realities
have you ever found that the idea stage of a project is light and easy, but when you get to the carrying out of the idea, you run into so many roadblocks and difficulties that you begin to question whether this idea makes any sense for you? if … [Continue reading] about are you experiencing trouble at the border?
this post will be quick. on 6/23/2023 i posted snicholsblog.com/2023/06/stay-the-course about how when i drive by this one interchange that i panic that i won’t be able to get off on my usual 10th street exit. and we all laughed about … [Continue reading] about stay the course part 3 (but pay attention)
what i wrote last week about how highway 50's solid lane lines helped me stay the course snicholsblog.com/stay the course got me wondering, what else have i experienced about staying the course that might be useful? and then it hit me: if it's … [Continue reading] about stay the course, part ii: why not keep doing what’s working?
Today's spiritual lesson learned from driving California's freeways answered a few questions for me: why might I want to stay the course rather than rashly act until really shown that its time to make a change? how many times must I be shown that … [Continue reading] about sacramento freeways show me the benefit of staying the course
We live in a world of choices. Every week, and most days, we make routine, periodic and profound choices. That’s going to happen anyway. The question is, how do we make these choices? Are we just choosing what our friends and family or our social … [Continue reading] about What would it be like if you knew how to choose what’s right for you?
(:)(:)(:)(:) la paz, baja sur california most people have heard of “cabo” as it most commonly is known. in mexico it is known as “los cabos” and is an area bordered by two cities, cabo san lucas and san josé del cabo, at the tip of baja … [Continue reading] about four snouts up for la paz in baja in january (or now)
a movie that everyone loved but disappointed me won best picture and the wrong michelle was best actress at the 2023 oscars. i’m reconciling myself to the best picture but not to the best actress. this would not be the first time this has … [Continue reading] about The Wrong Michelle won and apparently Everything was the Best picture after all