Posts Tagged ‘ Fear ’

There’s no crying in pole dancing. Oh, yes, yes there is. Twelve quotes honoring tears and yearning.

August 24, 2012
There’s no crying in pole dancing. Oh, yes, yes there is. Twelve quotes honoring tears and yearning.

»2. There’s no crying in baseball. ~ Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own There’s no crying in pole dancing. ~ Husband, gently teasing to encourage a smile when he hears tears in his wife’s voice Oh, yes, yes there is. Thank goddess for S Factor. ~ Wife Crying’s allowed in S Factor. They...

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Happy 7th Pole Dance Anniversary to Me!

July 9, 2012
Happy 7th Pole Dance Anniversary to Me!

Learning how to rock like a cat, strut like I’m sexy & fly like fire (not yet) Today is the seventh anniversary of my S Factor intro class. And my very first attempt at pole dancing. To celebrate, here’s an excerpt from my in-progress memoir. Scaredy Cat An hour before I had to leave...

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How to be a connoisseur of fear (and why you want to)

January 9, 2012
How to be a connoisseur of fear (and why you want to)

That moment when there is nothing to hang on to is the moment when we are most present, most alive, most vulnerable, most human. Let go of the monkey bars. Cross the threshold. Be a connoisseur of fear. - Patti Digh The quote is excerpted from Week 1 – “The Threshold: From Reflection to...

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Sex scenes

June 8, 2011
Sex scenes

Today’s #Trust30 prompt from Mary Jaksch:  Afraid to Do Emerson says: “Always do what you are afraid to do.” What is ‘too scary’ to write about? Try doing it now. Sex scenes and other people’s journeys. I guess I know what I’m writing about in my memoir today…just the push I needed. If I’m...

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