For thought:
“For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” - Ralph Waldo Emmerson
“A mind is like a parachute. It does not work if it does not open.” - Frank Zappa
In the hood. Coveting the city neighbourhood posters from Ork, the Vancouver version especially: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Yaletown, Stanley Park – but wait – where’s South Granville? Photo credit Ork Posters
Fresh ideas: A Garden in My Apartment (TED) Check out Britta Riley’s R & D-I-Y project: window farms & open source innovation.
For thought:
“You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” - Zig Ziglar
“You can’t do things that matter if you keep doing things that don’t.” - Courtney Carver
Regrets of the dying: When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Read Bonnie Ware’s article outlining the top 5
The making of Hero: an image composed entirely out of 3.2 million ink dots – Hero on Vimeo (video)
25 Ways to Wear a Scarf: handy little video what with scarf season right around the corner (or if you live in Denmark – where it’s always scarf season)
Note to self: Life is too short to wear pinchy underwear.
Twitter quotes I loved this month:
“Nothing will cure you of excessive consumerism like excessive time in nature.” @guynameddave
“People may forget what we said, but never forget how we made them feel.” @paulocoelho
“Stop now for 1 min. Say a silent prayer of thanks for you life. Pain will pass. Joy will remain.” @paulocoelho
6 New favourites:
1. Blog – The Art of Nonconformity or follow Chris Guillebeau on Twitter @chrisguillebeau
2. Magazine – Whole Living.com
3. Aussie addiction – Frankie Magazine – been hooked since leafing through this little treasure at a super cool cafe/laundromat in Hobart, Tasmania. I subscribe to the digital version but look forward to the day they’ll ship the print version to DK). The writing – sharp, full of humour, vulnerable, edgy – is the deep down inspiring variety.
4. Coveting these gorgeously simple iPhone & Macbook cases from Byrd & Belle – Check out their Etsy Shop
5. And exactly what I don’t need right now (but can’t keep my paws away from) Swiss Miss’ Teux Deux to-do list (browser based) app that now synchs with a new iPhone app.
6. Ooo la la laaaaa… new reason to hop on the iPad bandwagon. Or well… inspiration to just go out and buy some regular old water colour paints. Sensu Brush.
I love this short film of Daniel and Valeria’s home in Ontario (by Pascal Perich for Etsy) – the way it plays like a series of photographs; every corner of their home so perfectly art directed to convey a sense of serenity – simple, minimal and calm.
Another gorgeous photographic style video – this one by French songstress Daphné – Portrait d’un vertige
On stories: “Some people think we’re made of flesh and blood and bones. Scientists say we’re made of atoms. But I think we are made of stories. When we die, that’s what people remember, the stories of our lives and the stories that we told. ” -Ruth Stotter
On jealousy: “Whenever you’re jealous, you think there’s not enough. Or that you’re not enough. And the only thing that’s not enough is your thinking.” Amen.
Spot on: “You don’t get any points for sticking it out.” – Seth Godin. So speak up or move on.
23 Things list: Time is the only real currency; happiness is contagious; you should ask questions; your day to day energy is directly related to the food you eat and the exercise you do; don’t get caught up in the destination and ignore the journey. 23 Things I’ve Learnt in 23 Years
Still loving this screen saver. Get it (free) from 9031. Photo credit: Naver blog
