Life Goals

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
-Nelson Mandela

I want these maps!

More Inspiration

I can't help myself, everything has to be cute...

Photography Inspiration

Alicia Bock Photograrphy

I found this photographer awhile ago, and I just absolutely love her work. I am in love with vintage polaroids, I just wish the film was no so EXPENSIVE!

Stupid non profit ads: what I dont want to be!

This is from that blog...

"This one's even weirder. Part of an awareness campaign for the Campaign Against Landmines (New Zealand), it's a ketchup packet with a picture of a kids' legs. When you open the packet, you tear off the kid's right foot. And then it "bleeds" ketchup ... which you proceed to eat. Maybe. Message? Hey! Don't you even think of enjoying those fries, because kids are stepping on landmines, and it's really gross when that happens. Do you feel terrible enough yet? The creative director on the project is laughably quoted as saying, "I defy anyone who sees this communication not to be deeply moved." How about deeply revolted?

Why do some nonprofits insist on entering the world of "clever" (i.e., ineffective) advertising? It's like it's a drug. They just can't stay away from these confusing, off-point, no-action projects. Anyone with more than a few months in nonprofit fundraising could tell them that cleverness doesn't motivate giving. Clarity and emotion do.

But they're just so clever!

Both of these ads were produced by shops owned by Publicis, a large international ad conglomerate. So I'm guessing they were done pro bono for these nonprofits. If that's the case, then at least they aren't paying for this unmitigated crap.

But even if it's free, it's not worth it. Spend your marketing time and money actually speaking to donors! Just say no to pointless cleverness.

(See How to shock donors for more cleverness-victimized nonprofit advertising. And here, where you'll see a nutrition facts label placed on an Atlanta trashcan -- somehow meant to motivate people to help the homeless!)"

Polaroids from my Road trip

I want my hair to look like this!

Sadly I think my forehead is too small for bangs.... :/

Cutest Cozies

These are the cutest little cozies I have ever seen!

Point of View

"Or mountain? I had some proofreading to do tonight, so it all depends on the point of view." -woolgathering blog

it's time to see the other side

"20 Questions" Maura Stanton

"Can positive affirmations change anything?"

From the Buddhist perspective all we can work on is our own mind. So, a positive attitude will definitely help us deal with the world in more effective and compassionate ways. 2,500 years ago the Buddha said, "The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, let it spring from love. Born out of concern for all beings....The shadow follows the body and never leaves it. In the same way, as we think, so we become."

If we examine our mind we can see that all of our actions by body, speech and mind, begin first as a thought. And where do thoughts come from? They don't arise from nothing. Thoughts manifest as a result of past causes and conditions. Therefore, in Buddhism we often recite supplications or aspirations to remind us of the positive or virtuous mind states that we hope to actualize.

As part of our daily practice we recite a type of positive affirmation known as the Four Immeasurables, which are, "May all beings be endowed with happiness; May all beings be free from suffering; May all beings never be separated from happiness; May all beings abide in equanimity, undisturbed by the eight worldly concerns." So, positive affirmations are powerful ways of reminding ourselves of our how we want to live our lives.




I received this from the Rime Center, and I it deals with a lot of the things I have been working on in my life lately... I'm trying to live my life this way...

Tuesday, November 17th You are looking ahead ambitiously as you map out a strategy to develop your career. You may be thinking beyond the limitations of your current job as you try to figure out your place in the world. But setting your expectations too high now could turn into disappointment when you realize that your thinking was unrealistic. Go ahead and dream big, but put your plan into action one small step at a time

sometimes horoscopes are creepily accurate...