“Ultimately, we are endowed with only four resources: the earth, the ocean, the sky, and each other.”
— The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren
Statuses
Thankful for this lovely tea bowl my wife gave me. Thankful for the official tea from Meghan and Harry’s wedding currently inside.
My fight against The Piggyback Guy over the past couple of days was made easier this morning by the love of my wife, the kindness of a friend, a second cup of coffee following a restless night, and reading The Sunday New York Times while sipping it.
Floating a lantern in memory.
Afternoon mini-date to Saint Paul Brewing
Execupundit.com: Strange But Productive Self-Improvement Exercises
A couple of good ideas here. I’ll add one; How about culture? African-American literature and history, for instance.
I’ve been starting my mornings making these “meditative drawings” in my Techo. A slowly growing circle starting at a center point and containing a single continuous line. An art lesson taught by my daughter’s teacher at school.
Learn from your kid. Learn through your kid.
Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter
Developing…
My year with Thoreau – Austin Kleon
I set out on a daily reading of the abridged journal in the fall last year, and just recently lapped myself. (I’m still going, re-reading, and finding new passages to underline.