April 2011
74 posts
Purchased my first pair of Toms. With an all-over print that reads “The journey is the destination.”
Realizing how much this is true.
(And if you don’t know what Toms shoes are, see what they’re all about: http://www.toms.com)
Work is good when customers don't have...
I explain the purpose of a task that had been recorded a while back and this is the response I got…
“Oh, he… no… that’s a fairy tale. Maybe that’ll happen when Microsoft comes out with some new AI technology.”
Oh, mercy. That made my day.
Chicago public school bans lunches brought from... →
what?! are you kidding??
hilker:
davereed:
conservativebrew:
From article,
“Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices…”
Really? This sound like it’s more about control than choice and having a state-run, tax-payer funded school usurp the parents and what they see fit for their children. The best part of this article is near...
“The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even...”
– G. K. Chesterton
“i wish i was your favourite girl
i wish you thought i was the reason you are in...”
– The Nicest Thing - Kate Nash (via quote-book)
“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of...”
– Hannah More
“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.”
– (via messycanvas)
“Aside from my faith there is no glory
And aside from truth there is no story...”
– Alana Davis, “Save The Day”
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get...”
– C. S. Lewis
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
– Mother Theresa
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
some thoughts.
Holding onto hope can be a challenge but is worth every moment in the end.
Look for beauty in the unusual.
Allow yourself to be inspired by your surroundings.
Sing out loud whenever possible.
Time is fleeting. You have a chance to make a difference to any person you encounter today. Extend grace whenever possible.
If I met you, I likely will never forget you.
“…I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to...”
– Mary Oliver (via messycanvas)
messycanvas:
Reading the Gettysburg Address. That’s some powerful writing.
“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” -Abe Lincoln
