Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Friday Photo: Canyon Love
A decade ago, I spent an entire month in the backcountry. I refused to go to sleep before seeing a shooting star.
Last weekend I was reminded of that time. There were no shooting stars, but the moon was bright, the night was clear and the red rock perfect for sleeping on.
Scraper Bikes
Finally saw it on the big screen. All I have to say is, the power of the bicycle is a beautiful thing.
Learn more about the Scraper Bike movement here.
It’s All About Who You Work With
Seen on Twitter yesterday:
“Partnering with the right person, you accomplish 4X. Partner with the wrong person, you accomplish 1/4X.”
So true.
Yurt Life
This week’s office looks a little something like this…
Plenty of good stuff going on right now. Em and I are officially on board at BETA, finalizing 2011 contracts at Under Solen, getting to work with cool groups like 5 Gyres and iLCP, and as usual, lots of coffee.
All in all lots of things to be thankful for this week.
Do What You Love and the Rest Comes
“That cheesy expression that you hear… Do what you love and the rest comes. It’s true. It really works like that.”
Big ups to my good friend Allie for making this film and reminding me on a daily basis that doing what you love really is the way to go in life.
Words to Live By: Bikes
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
More great bike quotes here.
To Inspire Creativity
An excellent quote for creative inspiration.
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.
– Jim Jarmusch
Be Inspired to Do Something Good.
“To do good, you actually have to do something” -Yvon Chouinard
This quote has been inspiring me all week long (it’s pulled from a video created for American Express), and it has reminded me, that sometimes, even when tasks seem small and unimportant, often they are part of larger efforts affecting change. An important thing to keep in mind, particularly when you get down on yourself for not doing enough.
Maybe it’s helping to spread a message, maybe it’s donating time to a cause, or maybe it’s as simple as educating yourself on an issue so that you can inform others; even though are efforts are small in comparison to the size and scope of the world around is, we all have an effect on our surroundings and the planet as a whole.
What good have you done today?
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