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One Reason I Encourage People To Blog Is That The Act Of Doing It Stretches Your Available Vocabulary And Hones A New Voice.

It's Uncomfortable To Resist The Urge To Settle.

Canoeing Was Hard And Scary, And The Wind Could Blow You Across The Lake If You Did It Wrong. After A Year Of Not Doing It Right, I Could Talk To People And Get Them To Sit Up Straight, Take Different Kinds Of Chances, To Breathe Differently, To Engage In The Moment In The Boat. And I Changed Them, And I Changed Me In The Process.

The Problem With Taking Offense Is That It's Really Hard To Figure Out What To Do With It After You're Done Using It. Better To Just Leave It On The Table And Walk Away. Umbrage Untaken Quietly Disappears.

Action Or Inaction Are Both Forms Of Leadership And Standard Setting.