Comments on: The Only Way http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/ When you finally expose yourself and let yourself be known,the sky does not fall. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miss Mandie http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Miss Mandie Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:30:38 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-454 I'm so glad you stepped out and connected! What a month for you! I can't wait to see what July has in store for you. And I totally get what you say about the writing. I may not make #2500 words every day, but every day I am writing, which is huge progress. Its a companion and I am amazed at the things that pour out. Tonight my soul had a conversation with my body and my mind - a huge amount of gratitude spilling forth on the paper for the trinity that we are in this life journey. It was incredible. So glad we've connected. I love your energy x I'm so glad you stepped out and connected! What a month for you!

I can't wait to see what July has in store for you.

And I totally get what you say about the writing. I may not make #2500 words every day, but every day I am writing, which is huge progress. Its a companion and I am amazed at the things that pour out. Tonight my soul had a conversation with my body and my mind – a huge amount of gratitude spilling forth on the paper for the trinity that we are in this life journey. It was incredible.

So glad we've connected. I love your energy x

]]> By: Ronna http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Ronna Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:32:46 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-450 Lisa: Such a beautiful post. Love reading your words about inviting your fear in vs. our tendency to push it away. Something super powerful (that I'm paying attention to) about lightening fear's seemingly all-encompassing weight by giving it space and time. I feel less fear already - and am SO excited on your behalf over all that is CLEARLY ahead for you! Lisa: Such a beautiful post. Love reading your words about inviting your fear in vs. our tendency to push it away. Something super powerful (that I’m paying attention to) about lightening fear’s seemingly all-encompassing weight by giving it space and time. I feel less fear already – and am SO excited on your behalf over all that is CLEARLY ahead for you!

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]]> By: Peggie http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Peggie Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:06:22 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-445 Makes me cry too. I've spent so many years -- like 20? NOT CRYING IN A STOIC way. and about 10 years crying for drama's sake. Now I'm crying a lot more -- for joy sheer wonder at the immensity of the talents and gifts that we all have and the way that we get find connection. I use the same concept all the time, whenever my life lesson is kicking my ass (as she does) I know it's because I'm not stepping into my purpose in a big enough way. So I invite my lesson to the table, have a glass of pinot and ask what she's hoping I'll learn and how to best learn it in this moment. Helps me erase the fear of purpose that I've gotten myself into. Lisa -- great post. so proud of you and very very inspired. You make a BIG DIFFERENCE when you show up! Makes me cry too. I’ve spent so many years — like 20? NOT CRYING IN A STOIC way. and about 10 years crying for drama’s sake. Now I’m crying a lot more — for joy sheer wonder at the immensity of the talents and gifts that we all have and the way that we get find connection. I use the same concept all the time, whenever my life lesson is kicking my ass (as she does) I know it’s because I’m not stepping into my purpose in a big enough way. So I invite my lesson to the table, have a glass of pinot and ask what she’s hoping I’ll learn and how to best learn it in this moment. Helps me erase the fear of purpose that I’ve gotten myself into.
Lisa — great post. so proud of you and very very inspired. You make a BIG DIFFERENCE when you show up!

]]> By: Lisa Miles Brady http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Lisa Miles Brady Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:17:55 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-779 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Where are my #2500wds peeps? I am missing ya'! Day 14 completed and a blog post to celebrate my June! http://bit.ly/bjzmKv</span></span> Where are my #2500wds peeps? I am missing ya'! Day 14 completed and a blog post to celebrate my June! http://bit.ly/bjzmKv

]]> By: Thanh Ngoc http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Thanh Ngoc Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:40:31 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-444 "They will laugh at you”. Nope, never happened. I'm always laughing at all the funny stuff people (including you!) say on Twitter. And I don't mean "laughing at" in a bad way :) “They will laugh at you”.

Nope, never happened. I’m always laughing at all the funny stuff people (including you!) say on Twitter. And I don’t mean “laughing at” in a bad way :)

]]> By: LaVonne Ellis http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-443 LaVonne Ellis Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:14:01 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-443 I like that you've made friends with your fear, and that she has a gender. And that it makes you cry to say that you're taking your writing seriously. That's how I feel when I'm "in" it -- tears of happiness welling up as I type. It's wonderful. I'm not "in" it right now because I'm a big baby and let the slightest thing, like a little pain, tell me I can take another day off. But I'll get back to it. Not long now. I like that you’ve made friends with your fear, and that she has a gender. And that it makes you cry to say that you’re taking your writing seriously.

That’s how I feel when I’m “in” it — tears of happiness welling up as I type. It’s wonderful. I’m not “in” it right now because I’m a big baby and let the slightest thing, like a little pain, tell me I can take another day off. But I’ll get back to it. Not long now.

]]> By: Lisa http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Lisa Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:17:43 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-441 <blockquote> Because writing isn’t just what we do. It’s what we are.</blockquote> Wow. I'd never thought of it that way, Carol. It feels like a big responsibility, doesn't it? No wonder we feel like vomiting! :) I have a suggestion: Why don't you ask your fear what other job she'd like to have besides keeping you safe? Mine isn't so much interested in "working" for me because, well, hell, I don't like to work. LOL! But I do have a deep desire to be <em>heard</em> (probably comes from being the youngest of 5 children). And in talking to my fear, she had the same need. So that's why we have coffee together. Let me know what happens. I'm willing to bet she has a lot of things to say.

Because writing isn’t just what we do. It’s what we are.

Wow. I’d never thought of it that way, Carol. It feels like a big responsibility, doesn’t it? No wonder we feel like vomiting! :)

I have a suggestion: Why don’t you ask your fear what other job she’d like to have besides keeping you safe? Mine isn’t so much interested in “working” for me because, well, hell, I don’t like to work. LOL! But I do have a deep desire to be heard (probably comes from being the youngest of 5 children). And in talking to my fear, she had the same need. So that’s why we have coffee together.

Let me know what happens. I’m willing to bet she has a lot of things to say.

]]> By: Lisa http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Lisa Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:11:29 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-440 Thanks, Tex. Your presence in my life gives me reason to try. Thanks, Tex. Your presence in my life gives me reason to try.

]]> By: Carol Hess http://lisa-unmasked.com/the-only-way/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Carol Hess Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:32:00 +0000 http://lisa-unmasked.com/?p=353#comment-439 "And I began to take my writing seriously. (Interesting that made me cry.)" Your statement made ME cry. I celebrate and give thanks when someone takes her writing seriously because it means she is taking herself seriously. Because writing isn't just what we do. It's what we are. And the funny thing about taking our writing (and ourselves) seriously? It generates a lot of fear. So we have to figure out what to do about fear if we are going to continue writing. That doesn't mean we eliminate or deny or avoid the fear. That won't work. It means, one way or another, we make friends with the fear and, if we're really smart, put it to work for us. (I haven't figured out how to do that last part -- make my fear work for me. “And I began to take my writing seriously. (Interesting that made me cry.)”

Your statement made ME cry. I celebrate and give thanks when someone takes her writing seriously because it means she is taking herself seriously. Because writing isn’t just what we do. It’s what we are.

And the funny thing about taking our writing (and ourselves) seriously? It generates a lot of fear. So we have to figure out what to do about fear if we are going to continue writing. That doesn’t mean we eliminate or deny or avoid the fear. That won’t work. It means, one way or another, we make friends with the fear and, if we’re really smart, put it to work for us.

(I haven’t figured out how to do that last part — make my fear work for me.

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