flawed but authentic

We’ve all seen it so many times that it seems trite, a cliché. It is a mantra in recovery groups.
But it is bigger than that. Stop, look, listen:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
This one little prayer [...]

It seems that the majority of people seem to be on one of two tracks. And forgive me if this seems like a gross generalization, perhaps I should say, it seems the majority of people I talk with seem to be on one of two tracks. There, yes, that is much better.
First, there are [...]

Most of what I want to create in this space (and this space) is the ability to try to see things in life that seem, at first, like small differences in the lives of others. It’s been a good exercise for me to write something weekly (ahem!) about ways in which people make a difference [...]

One of my hobbies is protesting. My involvement started when I lived in a small town that was a lively vortex of political activity.
It had begun when residents banded together with tens of thousands of people to protest the construction of a nuclear power plant in the area. When the plant was built, the people’s energy and enthusiasm [...]

I’ve heard countless people now sharing experiences of meeting people in real life (IRL) they met online. Now, I’ve had this opportunity more than once, my first internet meeting being with Kerflop at Blogher ‘06.

I thought I would be nervous, but I wasn’t at all. After years of phone conversations and thousands of [...]

1. I forgive myself for not being able to lose those final ten pounds.
2. I forgive myself for not reading as much as I used to.
3. I forgive myself for dreaming of a world in which parents allow their kids to be kids.
4. I forgive myself for spending too much money on sock yarn.
5. I [...]

Today 13 is a lucky number. Congrats to Darah, commenter #13, winner of the books raffle. Email me at Leah @ leahpeah DOT com to receive your Borders gift certificate!

Thanks everyone for playing! We’ll be doing another one soon.