Story time: The Little Kick-Ass Unicorn

Once upon a time, there was a happy little unicorn 
named Lindacorn.

She had two little unicorn friends. They played together 
a lot.

One day, the three decided to build a clubhouse.  
Fun, fun, fun!

The clubhouse was BEAUTIFUL!

                                                 







The other unicorns decided to vote to see who could be in the club. Can you guess who did not get voted into the club?

They blackballed Lindacorn! 


Oh no!  Lindacorn was devastated!

She ran home crying.  Lindacorn had not yet learned how 
to kick ass.  Instead she went on a long and ugly bender.

When Lindacorn rose up from the ashes of her debauchery, 
she decided to form a club of her own.  

Anyone could join as long as they LIKED 

The Kick-Ass Unicorn Club flacebook page, or followed the blog.  It was easy (and fair)!





She even made an exception for those who were not on facebook and/or did not have opposable thumbs.

Lucy

?????

Buddy

There were lots of cool members. 

Together, they built a virtual clubhouse 
in Bora Bora.

The clubhouse was beautiful!

And they wore imaginary 
secret decoder rings.

They vowed to keep the club open to anyone...  (except maybe the trolls and haters whose asses they would have to kick).

They all lived happily ever after, (in Bora Bora, of course).

That is the story of how
The Kick-Ass Unicorn Club 
was formed. 

The End.

Kick-Ass Unicorn vs. Hamster of Doom

Some days I wonder... 

if the world was the World Wrestling Foundation and my life was a match-up between:

   a) me as The Kick-Ass Unicorn, vs.
   b) me as The Hamster of Doom, 

who would win?

Hamster of Doom (a.k.a. HoD) is the mindless part of me that:

   *  spins madly in its little hamster wheel and gets nowhere
   * doesn't even wonder why it's running, running, running
   * compulsively checks facebook to see if there are any new club members
   * gets lost in the bermuda triangle of the internet.
   * is WAY over scheduled and always 5 minutes late (at least).

Kick-Ass Unicorn is the mindful side of me that:
   
   * has a vision, 
   * is courageous,
   * plays and has fun,
   * takes effective action, and
   * is a super-hero (well, only when I'm feeling manic) 

I vow that HoD will not win the WWF match that is my life.

The pace of life works in favor of HoD, like a trainer in the corner of the ring, who spurs HoD onto more mindless activity.  Barely have time to breathe and it's DING! - back in the ring.  

Frankly, HoD gets exhausted but it jumps back into the spinning wheel, or the ring, depending on which metaphor you are following (if you are following them at all).

That's when I have to stop and say...

Or, better yet, I'm a f *cking kick-ass unicorn!

The dreaded Hamster of Doom may win a few rounds, but in the end,

... the winner is ...

Kick-Ass Unicorn!

Yours,

Linda  (a.k.a. K.A.U.)

Imagine.  Explore.  Create.  

A Kick-Ass Unicorn Manifesto (Work in Progress)

 The world needs more kick-ass unicorns.

                          

   
Our wise vision + inspired action = hope for the future. 

We see a vast goldmine of under-tapped human potential.

If fully tapped, we could accomplish anything.

Being "normal" isn't normal - 
it's abnormal.



Recreate to re-create; we all 
need more fun and play.







Life is an adventure.  

Imagine.  Explore.  Create.

We are Kick-Ass Unicorns, damn it!

If we don't do it, who will?

Kick-Ass Unicorns Unite!

Welcome Kick-Ass Unicorns!

In the last blog post we covered:

      1.  What is a Kick-Ass Unicorn?  (head in the clouds and feet on the ground)
      2.  How do I know if I am one?  (by taking the K.A.U. quiz in the first blog post)

Today, we address:

      1.  Why has this unusual (and incredibly unique) club been formed?   (-:
      2.  What are member benefits other than the virtual magic decoder ring and clubhouse?

Why was the Club formed?

First reason: to have FUN.  There are lots of places to find fear, despair and hopelessness.  To help balance the scales, let's play a little, and share some adventure.  

                                                   found on: www.lifelenses.com

Second reason: to hang with a community of like-minded (and open minded) people who want to make a difference, small or large.  

People who can:
*  imagine ways to improve themselves, their community, and/or planet (inner unicorn), and
*  take effective action while potentially surrounded by non-believers (inner kick-ass).  

In other words, people who are on a quest to create meaningful and fulfilling lives.

                                          Credit: Li Chen - www.exocomics.com

In her book A Simpler Way, Margaret Wheatley poses a question:

"If we are free to play, to experiment and discover, if we are free to fail, what might we create?"

This Kick-Ass Unicorn is deeply passionate about our collective gold mine of untapped potential and wants to have fun exploring the possibilities.

How Do I Become a Member and What are the Benefits?

Just decide you are a member of the Kick-Ass Unicorn Club.  

Here is a pledge to say, to make it official:  
Repeat after me  - "Yes!  I am a Kick-Ass Unicorn, damn it!"

Club members, please:
  1.  follow the blog, (and hopefully comment),
  2.  like the facebook page (unless you don't happen to be on facebook), and/or
  3.  share the blog and facebook page with friends.

Benefit-wise, there is the virtual magic decoder ring and access to our virtual clubhouse.

But wait... there's more...

... joyful creativity ...  irreverently inspired imagination ... cool and courageous community ... and another spot to find funny cat and unicorn pictures!


Yours,
Linda (aka K.A.U.)
Imagine.  Explore.  Create.  


P.S. I'm going to see if my cats Buddy and Lucy will be willing to pose with uni-horns on their heads.  Either they will, or they will rip out my eyes.  Stay tuned to find out...


Virtual Clubhouse:

Virtual Magic Decoder Ring:

Are You a Kick-Ass Unicorn? Take the Quiz...

What is it?:

     Unicorn:  a magical, mystical being given to flights of fancy and visions of a brighter future.  
     Kick-Ass:  strikingly or overwhelmingly powerful and effective. 

Kick-Ass Unicorns (K.A.U.) have their heads in the clouds and feet on the ground. They:

     * seek balance between being and doing, vision and action, 
     * focus on what's hopeful and help envision a positive future,
     * take effective action to improve themselves, their lives, homes, workplaces, planet, etc...

Where are you on the Kick-Ass Unicorn spectrum?:

          x______________________x_______________________x
unicorny                                   50/50                                    kick-assy

Generally, I'm close to the middle, but it depends on the day.  For instance:

100% unicorny:  driving my car while imagining really cool stuff I could do to improve the world, then noticing I've driven to a small town in Illinois, 30 minutes in the wrong direction.  Head was so in the clouds I did not notice I was driving by corn fields instead of buildings. 

100% kick-assy:  being so in the moment and in my body while playing a sport that I can't keep track of the score if my life depended on it.  This works in my opponent's favor.  My feet are firmly on the ground but my head is on vacation. 

50/50 balance:  those elusive moments when I fully inhabit my dreamy mind and my put-it-in-action body at the same time - like imagining a fun gathering place for people who can identify as Kick-Ass Unicorns then inviting you to join the club.  (-:

Why join this club?

This is a pop quiz:

a.  Do you ever feel angst about the way the world is vs. the way you know it could be?

b.  Is it sometimes challenging to balance the unicory and kick-assy parts of yourself?

c.  Would you like to connect with others like you?  For ideas and resources? To support your vision? To do the "unicorn horn dance" in a flash mob some day?  

d.  Could you use more fun in your life? 

e.  Do you want cool stuff like a t-shirt and magic decoder ring?  (Hmmm, maybe someday...)


If you answered yes to any of the above, or want more info, you are invited to:

     * follow the occasionally amazing adventures of this Kick-Ass Unicorn, 
     * identify yourself as a K.A.U., and share what it means to you,
     * like my brand new Facebook page "The Kick-Ass Unicorn Club" 

Yours,

Linda  (aka K.A.U.)