August 24, 2011Comments Off
Here are a few photos from the show a couple of weeks ago…
(hey – better late than never :)
We couldn’t have asked for a better night… it was almost as if the rain held off just long enough for them to get their set in. It was awesome as usual.
(Check out a few videos from King Arthur)
July 18, 2011No comments
Garden Update 7.17.11
(I love this song…)
You know – there is something to be said about sowing seeds and having enough faith and patience to allow them to grow. Today I noticed that I actually have a cucumber plant that is growing – without me even planting it. Apparently an old cucumber from last year must have fell off of the vine and planted itself… (interesting) needless to say things are fruiting in my backyard that I never ever saw coming…
(Perhaps this phenomenon will translate into my life….)
- The succulent plant is doing amazing and has small pink flowers forming a heart shape.
- The tomatoes are coming along – with about 4 or so growing right now…
- And the pepper plant is holding on for dear life as the cucumbers are trying to take it over…
Here are some pictures from the garden :)
July 7, 2011Comments Off
This is taken from the Daily OM – June 24, 2011
Beauty of Diversity
You could find it easier to accept others’ viewpoints today, which may make you more tolerant of opinions and beliefs that differ from yours. Embracing differences could be a way for you to gain a deeper sense of connection with others, which then may help you to transform your own view of the world. Perhaps today you could see a foreign film or delve into the literature of another culture in order to see your life through a different lens. You may realize that coming into contact with other ways of thinking through cross-cultural experiences can expose you to new ideas and give you enough perspective to appreciate what you most value about your own points of view and experiences.
Going beyond our own cultural experiences opens our world and expands the boundaries of our belief systems. By coming into contact with ways of thinking that are different from our own, we begin to see that often we limit ourselves, for our thoughts about the world are often derived by remaining within the confines of our cultural norms. Stepping outside our culture, however, lets us see that there is so much more to the world than what we previously had realized; the beauty of our world comes from the diversity that is contained within it, which in turn gives us a greater sense of empathy and understanding of others’ differences. Opening yourself to the variety that exists in this world will bring you to a deeper acceptance of other ways of being today.
July 2, 2011Comments Off
This TED talk REALLY resonated with me – so I had to share…
Bravo! To all of the artists that show up and bleed their passion, despite the fear of criticism and doubt.
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
