Comments on: Expand When You’re Tempted to Shrink http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/ Be Creative. Be Conscious. Be Courageous. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:16:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Serena http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-321273 Serena Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:31:55 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-321273 Great post and comments, Christine. A most timely topic! You've provided us with a refreshing way of looking at things. I struggle with the push-pull of shrinky and expansive thinking constantly. It's great to be reminded that we all struggle with this, and that when we want to retreat into our comfort zone, that is the time to forge ahead. Great post and comments, Christine. A most timely topic! You’ve provided us with a refreshing way of looking at things. I struggle with the push-pull of shrinky and expansive thinking constantly. It’s great to be reminded that we all struggle with this, and that when we want to retreat into our comfort zone, that is the time to forge ahead.

]]> By: 38 Ways to be a True Maverick | Christine Kane http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-300974 38 Ways to be a True Maverick | Christine Kane Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:36:11 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-300974 [...] 34.  Expand. Don’t shrink. [...] [...] 34.  Expand. Don’t shrink. [...]

]]> By: Thauna http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-215446 Thauna Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:35:56 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-215446 Thank you for these words and advice...I often feel the pull to shrink and I've been fighting it for a while. I appreciate your advice on expanding when you feel like shrinking. I think I can do that! :o) I used to say all the time, "I can't do that, I'm poor"...well I'm not. I've replaced it with it being choice, I choose not to spend money on that right now...instead of thinking I can't. And sometimes I do it anyway and enjoy the feeling of the money comes in and I spend it. I'm going to play with tithing unexpected money...I love that! My word for 2009 is ALLOW and I will allow myself to expand when I feel like shrinking. :o) Thank you! Thank you for these words and advice…I often feel the pull to shrink and I’ve been fighting it for a while. I appreciate your advice on expanding when you feel like shrinking. I think I can do that! :o ) I used to say all the time, “I can’t do that, I’m poor”…well I’m not. I’ve replaced it with it being choice, I choose not to spend money on that right now…instead of thinking I can’t. And sometimes I do it anyway and enjoy the feeling of the money comes in and I spend it. I’m going to play with tithing unexpected money…I love that! My word for 2009 is ALLOW and I will allow myself to expand when I feel like shrinking. :o ) Thank you!

]]> By: Live as if You Were Sacked Already | Christine Kane http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-214727 Live as if You Were Sacked Already | Christine Kane Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:04:57 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-214727 [...] shrinky behavior (or rather, “behaviour”) of the fear-addicted main stream has affected the company she works [...] [...] shrinky behavior (or rather, “behaviour”) of the fear-addicted main stream has affected the company she works [...]

]]> By: Deb http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-147614 Deb Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:29:37 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-147614 @Christine - I wasn't concerned with "working" or not; just sometimes wealth seems to not be the important issue. On the other hand release has been invaluable and has kept me out of trouble with my tendency to defend myself. But expansion has really paid off this week; every day this week. @Christine – I wasn’t concerned with “working” or not; just sometimes wealth seems to not be the important issue. On the other hand release has been invaluable and has kept me out of trouble with my tendency to defend myself. But expansion has really paid off this week; every day this week.

]]> By: ChickiePam http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-147608 ChickiePam Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:08:54 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-147608 Hi Christine, Thank you so much for what you do. You touch my life every time I read your blog! I used to read regularly, but have gotten away from that this summer. I have spent my summer in hospitals and going to doctors and helping my daughter heal from cancer. My word for this year is "adventure" and I didn't get my damn vision board done! :) We have had quite a roller coaster ride and today I was feeling shrinky. I'm not working much and money is tight and school is about to start and..and...and.... Reading this blog shifted that somehow for me. I am determined to thrive and to avoid "playing small" (although I'm only 4'10" tall, I can avoid that! hehe) So thank you. Another blog in the past helped a lot, too. The one where you said "My body knows exactly what to do". I've been writing blogs about my daughter at my website and friends go there to catch up so that I'm not on the phone all of the time. I've not said in the blog that we have chosen to avoid chemo and radiation and are instead doing alternative treatments. Those treatments are successful and she is getting better by the day. Still tires easily, but she is no longer on narcotics (went off of them as soon as she started the alternative treatments and is comfortable with plain tylenol). I think I'll go blog now and come out of the closet on this one. We've already been reported to social services for medical negligence so there can be no negative consequences at this point. Thank you for being in my life. Pam Hi Christine,
Thank you so much for what you do. You touch my life every time I read your blog! I used to read regularly, but have gotten away from that this summer. I have spent my summer in hospitals and going to doctors and helping my daughter heal from cancer. My word for this year is “adventure” and I didn’t get my damn vision board done! :) We have had quite a roller coaster ride and today I was feeling shrinky. I’m not working much and money is tight and school is about to start and..and…and….

Reading this blog shifted that somehow for me. I am determined to thrive and to avoid “playing small” (although I’m only 4′10″ tall, I can avoid that! hehe) So thank you. Another blog in the past helped a lot, too. The one where you said “My body knows exactly what to do”.

I’ve been writing blogs about my daughter at my website and friends go there to catch up so that I’m not on the phone all of the time. I’ve not said in the blog that we have chosen to avoid chemo and radiation and are instead doing alternative treatments. Those treatments are successful and she is getting better by the day. Still tires easily, but she is no longer on narcotics (went off of them as soon as she started the alternative treatments and is comfortable with plain tylenol). I think I’ll go blog now and come out of the closet on this one. We’ve already been reported to social services for medical negligence so there can be no negative consequences at this point.

Thank you for being in my life.
Pam

]]> By: Tim http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-147289 Tim Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:18:29 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-147289 It doesn't matter that you wrote it... but I will correct that on the blog... sorry about that. The fact is YOU sang it and no one sings it like YOU :-). You could probably read the phone book and the reality of that compliment is still "visible". So thank you again! It doesn’t matter that you wrote it… but I will correct that on the blog… sorry about that. The fact is YOU sang it and no one sings it like YOU :-) . You could probably read the phone book and the reality of that compliment is still “visible”.

So thank you again!

]]> By: Christine Kane http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-147287 Christine Kane Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:14:21 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-147287 Thanks Tim! I just went to your blog and cleared up one thing here... I didn't write that song! It was written by Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin. And thank you so much for the kind words! Thanks everyone for the great thoughts here. Deb - your word of the year is a guideline - an intent. It doesn't mean it's always going to "work." It's the intention -- which i see as the sunlight behind the clouds sometimes. We can intend wealth - but we first have to remove that which keeps us from it. And that can be a hard process at times! Thanks Tim! I just went to your blog and cleared up one thing here…

I didn’t write that song! It was written by Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin. And thank you so much for the kind words!

Thanks everyone for the great thoughts here. Deb – your word of the year is a guideline – an intent. It doesn’t mean it’s always going to “work.” It’s the intention — which i see as the sunlight behind the clouds sometimes. We can intend wealth – but we first have to remove that which keeps us from it. And that can be a hard process at times!

]]> By: Tim http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-147271 Tim Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:42:29 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-147271 I have sat here and listened to "Don't Laugh at Me" continuously for the past 30 minutes and its still playing!! Christine - I've been following you somewhat for a few years now. An old friend introduced me to you one weekend in Raleigh years ago and then again we traveled to Asheville to hear you perform. Ever since you have brought such inspiration and joy. I think I have said it before, but I must say it again - I will give you the best compliment I think I have ever received and that is... "You feel like Truth". Eternity is visable in you, in your music, your lyrics, your inspiration, your soul! Thank you!! I have sat here and listened to “Don’t Laugh at Me” continuously for the past 30 minutes and its still playing!!

Christine – I’ve been following you somewhat for a few years now. An old friend introduced me to you one weekend in Raleigh years ago and then again we traveled to Asheville to hear you perform. Ever since you have brought such inspiration and joy.

I think I have said it before, but I must say it again – I will give you the best compliment I think I have ever received and that is… “You feel like Truth”. Eternity is visable in you, in your music, your lyrics, your inspiration, your soul! Thank you!!

]]> By: Matt http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/comment-page-1/#comment-146335 Matt Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:37:48 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/expand-when-you%e2%80%99re-tempted-to-shrink/#comment-146335 Christine, I was just listening to "Now that you know" which reminded me that I hadn't been to your blog for a while. The latest topic was insightful, especially because we just made a very conscious decision to "lighten the load" a few weekends ago. We went through our room and our kids, hauling off 2 truckloads of stuff that we never used but took up our space and energy. By clearing our house and not being pulled into getting stuff just to have it we feel more financially secure, realizing we can live on much less than we think we can. It feels good to simplify, and it felt like we are expanding by shrinking our physical "stuff" and needs (as well as hopefully teaching our kids some control in our "gotta have more" society). On a side note, my entire family enjoys your music so much. My 7 and 8 year old girls play "4 legs good, 2 legs bad" no less than 10 times a day ;) Your lyrics matched with your posts here always help to ground us and take a breath in the chaos. Thanks for helping to nourish these sometimes starved spirits. Matt Christine,
I was just listening to “Now that you know” which reminded me that I hadn’t been to your blog for a while. The latest topic was insightful, especially because we just made a very conscious decision to “lighten the load” a few weekends ago. We went through our room and our kids, hauling off 2 truckloads of stuff that we never used but took up our space and energy. By clearing our house and not being pulled into getting stuff just to have it we feel more financially secure, realizing we can live on much less than we think we can. It feels good to simplify, and it felt like we are expanding by shrinking our physical “stuff” and needs (as well as hopefully teaching our kids some control in our “gotta have more” society).

On a side note, my entire family enjoys your music so much. My 7 and 8 year old girls play “4 legs good, 2 legs bad” no less than 10 times a day ;) Your lyrics matched with your posts here always help to ground us and take a breath in the chaos. Thanks for helping to nourish these sometimes starved spirits.

Matt

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