tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post7844706790658275705..comments2024-01-08T07:33:14.161-06:00Comments on Live a Powerful Life: Old Dog Willing to Learn New TricksAllyn Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01836010593995404252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-91837314477558712362009-01-24T13:45:00.000-06:002009-01-24T13:45:00.000-06:00thanks again for the inspiration to make a change!...thanks again for the inspiration to make a change!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-44335632809844143852009-01-08T10:22:00.000-06:002009-01-08T10:22:00.000-06:00I like the idea that we must say no to things that...I like the idea that we must say no to things that no longer work and yes to opportunities that excite us, yet scare us. I listen to life coach, Cheryl Richardson quite often and she has said that things that scare us by excite us at the same time is the universe's way of saying, "go for it!" So let's go for the exciting, scary YES things!<BR/>Barbara Techel<BR/><BR/>Author of Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog<BR/>http://www.joyfulpaws.com<BR/>http://www.joyfulpaws.typepad.com<BR/>http://www.frankiethewalknrolldog.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-89355556451187657122009-01-07T17:48:00.000-06:002009-01-07T17:48:00.000-06:00Hi, Prill! And I bet your life changed a lot in th...Hi, Prill! And I bet your life changed a lot in the process. :) Thanks for the contribution.Allyn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836010593995404252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-34359749930675221722009-01-07T17:42:00.000-06:002009-01-07T17:42:00.000-06:00I couldn't agree more, Allyn--both with your origi...I couldn't agree more, Allyn--both with your original posting and your amended version. <BR/><BR/>In April of 2007 I wrote a blog entry titled "My Year of Yes" (http://defyinggravitynow.blogspot.com/2007/04/year-of-yes.html) where I spoke about how I spent an entire year saying yes to scary opportunity after scary opportunity. It was a life-changing experience for me. All to the good, I might add.Prill Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586202626442746356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-73981138033180695412009-01-07T16:16:00.000-06:002009-01-07T16:16:00.000-06:00Excellent point! :)So let's amend the call to acti...Excellent point! :)<BR/><BR/>So let's amend the call to action to: "Start saying yes to opportunities! And no to what's not working anymore."Allyn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836010593995404252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-56055647364454196522009-01-07T15:56:00.000-06:002009-01-07T15:56:00.000-06:00Or, quit saying yes to things that aren't working!...Or, quit saying yes to things that aren't working!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863399795897919592.post-14030931466589516532009-01-07T15:40:00.000-06:002009-01-07T15:40:00.000-06:00My kids used to think it was a riot when I told th...My kids used to think it was a riot when I told them that the reason coyotes weren't an endanged species is that they were flexible--meaning not fussy about what they ate!<BR/>Best,<BR/>Carolyn Howard-Johnson<BR/>Award-winning novelist and poet and author of the HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers<BR/>www.howtodoitfrugally.comCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.com