“My greatest skill in life has been to want but little.”–Thoreau “It’s not getting what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got.”-Cheryl Crow Like most everyone else, I love the holiday season. A while ago, though, it became less about receiving (at this point in my life, if I need something, I’ll just go buy it–I don’t have the self-discipline Read more…
I always love coming to new realizations or getting clarity on something that I have been struggling with. It is such a great feeling, right? There is so much information and wisdom gained. There are so many things I do not want to forget. That is why sometimes I think it is important to revisit some of those lessons learned Read more…
Have you ever made a mosaic? It is a piece of art you make out of broken tile. Here is an example by an awesome lady named Lily Yeh… It is interesting how mosaics are made, especially those made by Lily Yeh. Lily gathers old, thrown away tile that most people might consider trash. She then uses a hammer to break the Read more…
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”- Thoreau Einstein has been quoted as saying that imagination is more important than knowledge. We can see so many examples of this from recent developments in technology and society. Most of what we have Read more…
I Was walking to my neighborhood train and looking around at the stony pebbles, construction, and crumbling sidewalk. I live in an industrial part of Brooklyn and it is nothing like where I stayed on my short visit last May. I sat idly at cafes, walked around beautiful neighborhoods and splurged a little because it felt like a vacation. I Read more…
