benwrites
@benwrites
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Writing about writing, cultivating flow, and a bunch about sports, especially tennis and skiing.
Boulder, CO
Joined November 2007
Wow, I hadn’t realized how much I miss @andy_murray . Good to see you on the court, man.
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I put the first Rage Against the Machine album on a playlist a few weeks ago and it’s been on heavy rotation ever since. It’s almost 30 years that I’ve been air-guitaring to the playing of @tmorello.
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How much does @united care about you contacting them? All day, I’ve been getting this error message WHEN TRYING TO SUBMIT THE FEEDBACK FORM.
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I know it’s exciting to have so many views / new followers because of this- but I hope you understand why it’s dangerous. At best it’s training people to not believe real footage of protests / demonstrations. This will hurt future causes that I can tell you earnestly care about.
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There will come a day that people refer to this as “the header era” and will ask, “What the hell were they thinking?” #TOTAJA
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in the look on my face you can see the way a man wraps himself and his energy around a woman he loves, that quiet strength that is to me the quintessence of masculine love
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Yeah, I’m a proud uncle.
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I am also declaring a state of emergency. The world is on fire, and we’re not doing anything about it.
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I console myself a little: perhaps, just today, I don’t have to be perfect.
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I am going through a box of mementos. I find myself choosing to hold to things with strong emotional charge, while at the same time recognizing that that choice ties my energy to the past. Some losses aren’t easily released.
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Five words you are not hearing anywhere today: “Last night’s controversial halftime show.”
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Apparently I am supposed to be angry about this Gillette ad I haven’t seen? But I use a double-edge because ninjas wield blades.
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“I kinda hope it doesn’t happen,” part of me said. “It certainly would make my life more complicated.” Another part of me replied. “Are you calling in EASY?” it asked. “Or are you calling in AWESOME?”
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“You only live once,” she said. I smiled. “Actually,” I said, “I’ve done this a few times.”
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This is a piece of advice I give to all my coaching clients.
One bit of advice I'd give to writers, from my perspective: read your work aloud. You'll catch so many of the rough edges that way.
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It just never fucking occurred to me that they never brought Laika back down.
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The ego will fight like hell against any deep change, because the ego—fundamentally the story we tell ourselves about ourselves—is there to protect us. You’ve survived this long being this person, it says. If you change, perhaps you’ll die.
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Let’s say you’ve identified something important in your life that you’d like to change, a habit that has held you back for years and years. How hard do you think it will be to change?
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